Living in Rünenberg

Rünenberg is a small municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 777 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.

Residents777
Density156 per km²
Area5.0 km²
5-year growth0.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.3%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.59‰
Hub airport33 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+27 km
Within 30 km1,397,100 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 610 m, height range 310 m
Nearest major riverAare, 8.2 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Germany14 km
Distance to Bern66 km
Within 10 km92,302 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 28 km out
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:40

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How Rünenberg 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 winner1#1,614 of 2,172#63 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
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)94
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)89
  • Mobility and connectivity85
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)73
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)69
  • Green space69
  • Flat land (terrain relief)67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Safety and community63
  • Affordability63
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)57
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Health and elderly50
  • Jobs and economy48
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)45
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance42
  • Education and family40
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Lifestyle and amenities36
  • Demographics31
  • Real estate25
  • Taxes and wealth24
  • Foundation23
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance20
  • Sea or lake shore18
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)18
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance17
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance7
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)4
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)3
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20197772019: 77720207582020: 75820217462021: 74620227612022: 76120237622023: 76220247772024: 777

+0.0% 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.