Living in Steffisburg

Steffisburg is a mid-sized municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 16,071 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are people who want to live by the sea (top 5%, #39 of 790), first-time home buyers (top 5%, #34 of 687), low-income households (top 6%, #35 of 617).

Residents16,071
Density1,085 per km²
Area14.8 km²
5-year growth+1.6%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.33‰
Hub airport92 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+25 km
Within 30 km619,800 people
Lake shore3 km (Lake Thun)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 670 m, height range 500 m
Nearest large lakeThunersee, 2.6 km
Nearest major riverAare, under 1 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Bern20 km
Within 10 km122,453 people
Greater areaGreater Bern, 20 km out
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 32 min, sunset 16:44

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How Steffisburg 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 family41#587 of 766#71 of 91Map
Low-income household70#35 of 617#10 of 73Map
Low-income family53#187 of 579#50 of 69Map
Single parent51#151 of 339#24 of 35Map
Pensioner couple61#341 of 933#17 of 125Map
Single pensioner61#165 of 694#8 of 84Map
Early retiree49#515 of 798#53 of 102Map
Single professional30#146 of 349#15 of 34Map
Young professional35#137 of 398#14 of 41Map
DINKS9#138 of 186#15 of 19Map
Remote worker63#169 of 398#28 of 41Map
Commuter61#93 of 875#13 of 106Map
Car-free household30#146 of 520#15 of 60Map
Student41#111 of 158#14 of 17Map
First-home buyer64#34 of 687#10 of 87Map
Budget-constrained mover66#72 of 926#14 of 125Map
Urban lifestyle seeker14#206 of 398#17 of 41Map
Expat professional43#305 of 398#29 of 41Map
Healthcare-first mover58#286 of 718#7 of 90Map
Nature-focused household53#1,191 of 1,577#183 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 lover66#287 of 1,428#58 of 197Map
Rural value seeker56#313 of 1,224#94 of 151Map
High-net-worth mover0#322 of 399#39 of 45Map
Lottery winner28#928 of 2,172#35 of 339Map
Climate-resilient relocation68#556 of 933#76 of 125Map
Coastal living76#39 of 790#6 of 117Map
Business owner42#670 of 933#30 of 125Map
Digital native38#174 of 398#18 of 41Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Sea or lake shore99
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)97
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)96
  • Foundation92
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)89
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)80
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Affordability75
  • Mobility and connectivity67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)59
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)58
  • Jobs and economy55
  • Health and elderly54
  • Green space52
  • Safety and community49
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)44
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)43
  • Flat land (terrain relief)41
  • Lifestyle and amenities36
  • Education and family31
  • Demographics28
  • Taxes and wealth22
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)21
  • Real estate15
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance2
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance2
  • 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

201915,8162019: 15,816202015,7092020: 15,709202115,9292021: 15,929202215,9912022: 15,991202316,1522023: 16,152202416,0712024: 16,071

+1.6% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

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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.