Population
5'234↑0.5%
About Sumiswald
Municipality · Bern
Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.
Population
5'234
Tax multiplier
179%
Sumiswald in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.179%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'400↑0.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'050↑1.6%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.36%↓55.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest46%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
10.2%↑2.4%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 4'194/ m²
−51% vs CH
Dwellings
2'778↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'197↑1.4%
84%
Property market in Sumiswald
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 67% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 179%, 9% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 49'400, 20% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sumiswald has 5'234 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
