Population
2'755↑1.8%
About Rapperswil (BE)
Municipality · Bern
Rapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ruppoldsried merged into Rapperswil. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Bangerten merged into Rapperswil.
Population
2'755
Tax multiplier
168%
Rapperswil (BE) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.168%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'000↑1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'600↑0.8%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.16%↓17.1%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture64%
- Forest27%
- Settlement9%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
6.4%↑5.4%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+13% vs CH
Dwellings
1'293↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
655↑0.8%
89%
Housing market in Rapperswil (BE)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.16%, 5% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 168%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'000, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Rapperswil (BE) has 2'755 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).