Living in Heimiswil

Heimiswil is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 1,613 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are nature lovers (top 32%, #494 of 1,577), outdoor and mountain lovers (top 66%, #942 of 1,428).

Residents1,613
Density69 per km²
Area23.4 km²
5-year growth-0.5%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.51‰
Hub airport61 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+22 km
Within 30 km854,400 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 670 m, height range 310 m
Main railway line2.3 km
Border with France46 km
Distance to Bern22 km
Within 10 km64,945 people
Winter daylight8 h 30 min, sunset 16:43

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How Heimiswil 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 Bern
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 household62#494 of 1,577#58 of 220Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover51#942 of 1,428#143 of 197Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner0#1,768 of 2,172#213 of 339Map
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
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)96
  • Mobility and connectivity79
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)76
  • Affordability73
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Green space66
  • Flat land (terrain relief)65
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)63
  • Education and family63
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)58
  • Safety and community53
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)50
  • Real estate49
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)48
  • Health and elderly47
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)47
  • Sea or lake shore46
  • Jobs and economy43
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Lifestyle and amenities28
  • Demographics26
  • Foundation18
  • Taxes and wealth14
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)14
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance5
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance5
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20191,6212019: 1,62120201,6212020: 1,62120211,6362021: 1,63620221,6322022: 1,63220231,6312023: 1,63120241,6132024: 1,613

−0.5% 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.