Population
18'308↑1.0%
About Muttenz
Municipality · Basel-Landschaft
Muttenz is a municipality with a population of about 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is in the district of Arlesheim, next to the city of Basel.
Population
18'308
Tax multiplier
56%
Muttenz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.56%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'700↑0.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'500↑1.3%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.53%↓15.9%
Middle in canton
- Settlement41%
- Forest40%
- Agriculture16%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
23.5%↑2.4%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+14% vs CH
Dwellings
9'057↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
10'973↓2.6%
90%
Housing market in Muttenz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.53%, 37% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 56%, roughly the cantonal average (57 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 68'000, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Muttenz has 18'308 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).