Cantonal taxes
Large postcodes with low taxes: Where to look
You don't always have to move to a tiny village to save on taxes. Some large postcodes combine great infrastructure with a surprisingly low tax bill.
Municipality hub
Basel
Basel connects 11 postcode pages in Basel-Stadt. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 11
- Population
- 179'880
- Streets
- 1'079
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Basel
The municipality includes 3 split-postcode cases and 1 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
4001
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4031
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4051
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4054
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4055
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4056
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4057
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4059
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'402
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4058
Basel
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 16'397
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4053
Basel
- Address share
- 99.7%
- Population
- 16'333
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
4052
Basel
- Address share
- 97.7%
- Population
- 15'934
- Effective tax rate
- 12.75%
How this municipality cluster behaves
Basel connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 10'200 total tax, or 12.75% effective.
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