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
Riehen
Riehen connects 2 postcode pages in Basel-Stadt. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 2
- Population
- 22'588
- Streets
- 322
- Effective tax rate
- 11.59%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Riehen
The municipality includes 1 split-postcode cases and 2 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
How this municipality cluster behaves
Riehen connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 9'272 total tax, or 11.59% effective.
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Guides for comparing Riehen
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Cantonal taxes
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A reliable comparison keeps the ESTV scenario fixed and checks which municipality supplies the tax result shown for each postcode.