Living in Ziefen

Ziefen is a small municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, home to 1,632 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are nature lovers (top 5%, #67 of 1,577), rural value seekers (top 6%, #64 of 1,224), outdoor and mountain lovers (top 41%, #577 of 1,428).

Residents1,632
Density209 per km²
Area7.8 km²
5-year growth+4.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.55‰
Hub airport24 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+17 km
Within 30 km1,343,200 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 560 m, height range 450 m
Main railway line6.9 km
Border with Germany13 km
Distance to Bern60 km
Within 10 km114,214 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 19 km out
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:41

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How Ziefen 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 foundation–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 foundation–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 household67#67 of 1,577#17 of 54Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover60#577 of 1,428#12 of 49Map
Rural value seeker63#64 of 1,224#18 of 50Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner8#1,463 of 2,172#51 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
  • Mobility and connectivity93
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)78
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)77
  • Green space75
  • Affordability72
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)71
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Safety and community61
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)57
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)55
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance54
  • Education and family53
  • Health and elderly52
  • Flat land (terrain relief)47
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)45
  • Jobs and economy39
  • Demographics39
  • Foundation35
  • Taxes and wealth25
  • Lifestyle and amenities24
  • Sea or lake shore21
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
  • Real estate17
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
  • 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

20191,5692019: 1,56920201,5892020: 1,58920211,5612021: 1,56120221,6372022: 1,63720231,6432023: 1,64320241,6322024: 1,632

+4.0% 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.