Living in Kandergrund

Kandergrund is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 822 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are nature lovers (top 72%, #1,124 of 1,577).

Residents822
Density26 per km²
Area32.1 km²
5-year growth+5.4%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.8%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.54‰
Hub airport117 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+47 km
Within 30 km216,400 people
Lake shore14 km (Lake Thun)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,540 m, height range 1,200 m
Nearest large lakeThunersee, 14 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Italy45 km
Distance to Bern43 km
Within 10 km12,666 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 34 min, sunset 16:45

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How Kandergrund 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 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 household54#1,124 of 1,577#178 of 220Map
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 foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,785 of 2,172#230 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)93
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)81
  • Sea or lake shore79
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)71
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Affordability59
  • Education and family58
  • Safety and community57
  • Green space56
  • Health and elderly53
  • Mobility and connectivity48
  • Jobs and economy47
  • Real estate40
  • Lifestyle and amenities38
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)36
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)34
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)33
  • Demographics28
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)24
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)19
  • Taxes and wealth13
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)12
  • Foundation11
  • Flat land (terrain relief)7
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0

Residents by year

20197802019: 78020208052020: 80520218212021: 82120228072022: 80720238122023: 81220248222024: 822

+5.4% 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.