Population
9'309↓0.1%
About Arlesheim
City · Basel-Landschaft
Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral are listed as a heritage site of national significance.
Population
9'309
Tax multiplier
47%
Arlesheim in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.47%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'050↓0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 63'300
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.97%↑31.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest52%
- Settlement39%
- Agriculture8%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
22.2%↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 11'866/ m²
+40% vs CH
Dwellings
4'845↓0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
4'904↓0.8%
89%
Property market in Arlesheim
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 16% above the cantonal average (0.83 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 47%, 18% below the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'600, 14% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Arlesheim has 9'309 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).