Living in Hemmiken

Hemmiken is a small municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 264 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents264
Density78 per km²
Area3.4 km²
5-year growth+5.2%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.9%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.3%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.61‰
Hub airport31 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+25 km
Within 30 km1,378,400 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 610 m, height range 310 m
Nearest major riverRhin, 8.2 km
Main railway line3.2 km
Border with Germany8 km
Distance to Bern71 km
Within 10 km100,225 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 25 km out
Winter daylight8 h 26 min, sunset 16:40

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Good to know about Hemmiken

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How Hemmiken ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Basel-Landschaft
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,688 of 2,172#70 of 86Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Affordability96
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)92
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)89
  • Mobility and connectivity86
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)67
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)66
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Flat land (terrain relief)65
  • Green space62
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)62
  • Health and elderly58
  • Safety and community56
  • Jobs and economy55
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)50
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance44
  • Education and family40
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Demographics32
  • Taxes and wealth23
  • Real estate21
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance19
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)19
  • Lifestyle and amenities18
  • Sea or lake shore17
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance16
  • Foundation3
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance2
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)1
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)0

Residents by year

20192512019: 25120202632020: 26320212552021: 25520222582022: 25820232612023: 26120242642024: 264

+5.2% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.