in Canton Bern
ESTV tax year 2024
Official standard calculations for the municipality of Pieterlen.
Total tax burden
CHF 12'362
0.2% above the cantonal median for this scenario.
Gross employment income, CHF 0 wealth.
Confession: none. Church tax is excluded.
Calculated for the primary municipality of Pieterlen.
Standardized, non-binding comparison. Personal deductions and circumstances can change the result. Check in the official ESTV calculator
The official ESTV standard scenario for Pieterlen, at CHF 80'000 gross income, produces a 15.45% effective rate, 0.2% above the canton median.
2542 Pieterlen has roughly 5'270 residents in the weighted view. Localities, municipalities, and streets show the real structure behind the postcode.
The postcode maps primarily to Pieterlen, which makes the demographic view relatively direct.
This page shows useful relationships around the postcode: municipality, canton, tax-comparable postcodes, similarly sized places, and nearby alternatives.
Current conditions and 3-day forecast from Open-Meteo.
Who lives here?
Source: BFS STATPOP 2024
These notes explain the official ESTV tax scenarios, postcode-level demographics, and the limits of both data blocks.
Where is 2542 Pieterlen?
73 streets found
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All public transport stops inside postcode 2542, based on the Federal Office of Transport (BAV) layer on geo.admin.ch.
Top matches for: 2542 Pieterlen BE Pieterlen Pieterlen
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