Living in Liestal

Liestal is a mid-sized municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 15,420 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are climate-conscious movers (top 1%, #1 of 933), movers on a budget (top 1%, #1 of 926), remote workers (top 1%, #1 of 398).

Residents15,420

Density848 per km²

Area18.2 km²

5-year growth+8.1%

Tax, single, CHF 100k15.7%

Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%

Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.46‰

Hub airport21 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))

Nearest city of 100k+14 km

Within 30 km1,242,300 people

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 560 m, height range 450 m

Nearest major riverRhin, 7.2 km

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Border with Germany7 km

Distance to Bern66 km

Within 10 km203,331 people

Greater areaGreater Basel, 15 km out

Winter daylight8 h 26 min, sunset 16:41

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Good to know about Liestal

It is part of Greater Basel, 15 km from the city centre.
The border with Germany is 7 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 8 h 26 min and sets around 16:41; in late June it sets around 21:30.

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How Liestal 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.

Profile	Score	In Switzerland	In Basel-Landschaft
Young family	63	#19 of 766	#5 of 36	Map
Low-income household	80	#2 of 617	#2 of 22	Map
Low-income family	69	#8 of 579	#1 of 22	Map
Single parent	68	#10 of 339	#2 of 18	Map
Pensioner couple	70	#34 of 933	#1 of 29	Map
Single pensioner	72	#8 of 694	#5 of 29	Map
Early retiree	69	#34 of 798	#1 of 24	Map
Single professional	58	#25 of 349	#4 of 17	Map
Young professional	58	#39 of 398	#4 of 19	Map
DINKS	56	#26 of 186	#2 of 12	Map
Remote worker	81	#1 of 398	#1 of 19	Map
Commuter	70	#47 of 875	#7 of 33	Map
Car-free household	49	#74 of 520	#9 of 21	Map
Student	0	#143 of 158	#10 of 10	Map
First-home buyer	73	#5 of 687	#3 of 22	Map
Budget-constrained mover	77	#1 of 926	#1 of 29	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	48	#44 of 398	#5 of 19	Map
Expat professional	71	#16 of 398	#1 of 19	Map
Healthcare-first mover	73	#10 of 718	#1 of 29	Map
Nature-focused household	67	#72 of 1,577	#18 of 54	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	60	#568 of 1,428	#11 of 49	Map
Rural value seeker	69	#7 of 1,224	#6 of 50	Map
High-net-worth mover	16	#241 of 399	#6 of 22	Map
Lottery winner	47	#476 of 2,172	#3 of 86	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	84	#1 of 933	#1 of 29	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for sea or lake shore	–	Map
Business owner	55	#465 of 933	#7 of 29	Map
Digital native	50	#77 of 398	#9 of 19	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
Affordability96
Mobility and connectivity95
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)95
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)95
Foundation93
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)91
Lifestyle and amenities86
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)85
Port access (major sea or inland port)79
Green space73
Health and elderly72
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)68
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
Real estate64
Jobs and economy63
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance58
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)55
Demographics48
Education and family48
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)45
Safety and community44
Flat land (terrain relief)44
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)27
Taxes and wealth25
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
Sea or lake shore10
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)3
National border nearby (straight line)0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

+8.1% 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.