Population
12'662↑1.6%
About Münchenstein
City · Basel-Landschaft
Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Population
12'662
Tax multiplier
60%
Münchenstein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.60%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'900↑2.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'400↑1.4%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.88%↓12.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement59%
- Forest24%
- Agriculture15%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
29.0%↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 11'061/ m²
+30% vs CH
Dwellings
6'250↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
9'532↑2.4%
91%
Property market in Münchenstein
The rental vacancy rate is 0.88%, 5% above the cantonal average (0.83 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 60%, 5% above the cantonal average (57 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'600, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Münchenstein has 12'662 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).