Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Augst
Augst · Canton of BL
Here is how expensive life in Augst is compared to all ~2,100 municipalities in Switzerland — income tax, health insurance premium and electricity in one honest annual figure, calculated with the same engine as our address-precise location reports.
For Augst at least one cost component is missing — total cost is honestly not estimated here.
Tax rate Augst
53 % (natural persons, multiplier of the cantonal tax rate)
Municipal tax rate 2026 as published by the canton. Tax rates are not comparable across cantons — the label states what the figure refers to. The amount in francs is in the table below.
Total annual cost by profile
Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.
| Household | Total cost/year | Rank CH | Rank canton |
|---|---|---|---|
Single · CHF 100,000 (FTA reference) Income tax only. Health premium, electricity and the other household profiles are not yet available for this municipality — usually after a merger. | CHF 15,627 | no data | no data |
Tax split: municipality versus canton
How income tax is split across the levels of government — the municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.
- Federal
- CHF 1,701
- Canton
- CHF 9,102
- Municipality
- CHF 4,824
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 0
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026
14.7 % → 15.6 % of income
Up 0.97 percentage points
Reference profile of the FTA index: single, CHF 100,000 gross income. Shows where this municipality’s tax burden has moved — across Switzerland 1,605 municipalities became more expensive and 419 cheaper. Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report computes it.
Health insurance premium
CHF 635 per month
Premium region 2
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
No ElCom tariff is available for this municipality.
Vacancy rate
0.67% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Population & demographics
1,140 residents
+20.4% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
13% children · 27% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2025).
What applies in canton BL
These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
1.25 % of the purchase price
Owner-occupied residential property: the buyer's share (1,25 %) does not apply for property exclusively + permanently occupied by the owner (§ 82 Abs. 2 StG).
Replacing a fossil heating system
Renewable replacement effectively mandatory
From 1.1.2026: fossil heating systems older than 15 years may only be replaced with renewables (new fossil installations prohibited since 1.10.2024); an opposing popular initiative was rejected on 14.6.2026.
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
None
The canton does not levy this tax in any form.
As of 01.01.2025
Wealth tax structure
Progressive
The amount depends on your municipality’s tax multiplier — the location report computes it. This only shows how the canton structures the tariff.
As of 01.01.2024
Offences (canton)
53.2 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Cost map of the Canton of BL
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Augst is highlighted.
Click any municipality to open it. Blue outline: cheaper than here.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
None of the nearest municipalities is cheaper for this profile — Augst leads in the area.
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Augst — with the same cost data.
Where Augst stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Augst
- How high are the taxes in Augst?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 15,627 per year in Augst (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Augst?
- In the immediate vicinity of Augst no municipality is cheaper for this profile — Augst leads locally.
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