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Location profile for

4446 Buckten (BL)

Basel-Landschaft · 4446 · 715 inhabitants
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Quality of lifeCosts & commute
Buckten (4446)Canton BLCH Ø
Further out always means better — for costs and commutes: cheaper or faster.
*Safety: no separate figure for Buckten (4446). Police crime statistics list only the ~40 largest municipalities per canton individually — shown is the combined rate for the remaining municipalities in Basel-Landschaft.
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Location profile

Key location factors for Buckten at a glance.

Costs

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Tax burden
21.7 %
↑ Above CH median
Effective tax burden — roughly CHF 32,479 on an income of CHF 150,000. Rank 70 of 86 municipalities in Basel-Landschaft.
CH median 19.8 %
8 % 16.5 % 25 %
Single, without church tax · FTA 2025
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Health insurance
CHF 516
↑ Expensive region
Average monthly premium for adults 2027. CHF 516 / month.
CH median ca. CHF 450
CHF 300 CHF 450 CHF 600
ChildCHF 132 Young adultCHF 348
FOPH Priminfo 2027 · average premium across all deductibles and models

Property prices

Buy (apartment)
Low
Cheaper than 83 % of all municipalities in Switzerland and 90 % in BL.
Typical range CHF 4'500–6'500 per m² · median
Buy (house)
Low
Cheaper than 83 % of all municipalities in Switzerland and 84 % in BL.
Typical range CHF 4'500–7'000 per m² · median
House prices vary considerably depending on plot, buildability and location within the municipality.

Source: third-party market data · July 2026

Vacant homes
0.0 %
Tight market
0.0 % of all homes are vacant — 0 units, as of 1 June 2025. Below 1 % the market counts as tight, from 2 % as loose.
0 %1.5 %3 %
Source: FSO, vacant dwelling count

Commutes

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Public Transport
OltenSO32 min
AarauAG49 min
LenzburgAG59 min
Basel BS 52 min
Bern BE 86 min
Luzern LU 93 min
NPVM 2023 · ARE
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Car commute
OltenSO23 min
AarauAG43 min
LenzburgAG49 min
Basel BS 33 min
Bern BE 70 min
Luzern LU 61 min
Normal traffic · NPVM 2023

Quality of life

Land use
32.2 %
32.2 % forest, 18.3 % built-up area, 48.5 % farmland. The nearest forest edge is a median 100 metres away.
Source: FSO, land use statistics
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Safety
32.2 ‰
Safe
32.2 offences per 1,000 residents (Swiss Criminal Code, 2025). Rated against municipalities of the same size class (under 5,000, median 37.8) — not the national average. No separate figure: police crime statistics list only the ~40 largest municipalities per canton individually. Shown is the combined rate for the remaining municipalities in Basel-Landschaft.
Median of size class
Excludes narcotics and immigration law (enforcement-driven offences) · FSO Police Crime Statistics 2025
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Education
29 %
≈ Average
Tertiary level · CH Ø 35 %
Tertiary level
29 %
Upper secondary
59 %
Compulsory
12 %
FSO Structural Survey 2023
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Demographics
715 inhabitants
Children
17.5 %
Seniors 65+
22.7 %
Foreign nat.
19.4 %
Growth 5yr
+3.8 %
STATPOP 2024 · FSO
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Second homes
8.9 %
✓ No restriction
Share of second homes in housing stock (347 units total). Below the 20% threshold — no second-home restrictions.
20 % threshold
0 % 30 % 60 %
Primary residence share 91.07 % · ARE 2025
Building structure
Single-family house
79 %
Building with 2 units
12 %
Multi-family house
9 %
1976 Median build year 53 % of which pre-1980 2 % Heat pump (from 2015) 4.3 Avg. rooms 116 m² Avg. floor area

Buckten is predominantly a single-family housing area: 79 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 12 % have 2 units.

The median build year 1976 is below the Swiss average (1991). 53 % of buildings date from before 1980.

Heat pumps are recorded in 2 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).

FSO Register of Buildings and Dwellings (GWR) 2026

What do these prices mean?

Rents in the range of – serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Buckten. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.

Prices & location in Buckten — quick answers

What does an owner-occupied apartment in Buckten cost per m²?

The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Buckten is typically in the range CHF 5'000-5'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.

What does a single-family house in Buckten cost?

The m² price for houses in Buckten is typically in the range CHF 4'900-6'300 per m² (defensive range ±12 %). House prices vary considerably depending on plot size, buildability and micro-location within the municipality — a direct m² comparison serves only as an initial orientation.

How high is the tax burden in Buckten?

The effective tax burden in Buckten is 21.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,479 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Buckten is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.

Are there second-home restrictions in Buckten?

No — in Buckten the share of second homes is 8.9 %, below the 20 % threshold. The second-home law does not apply here, and new second homes are generally permitted. Source: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), 2025.

How can I estimate a property's value in Buckten?

A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Buckten the median is around CHF 5'366 per m² for condominiums. A realistic estimate also factors in location, year of construction, condition, fit-out quality and view. How the price compares with other municipalities is shown by the Immoskop municipality comparison: all 2’110 municipalities by housing costs, taxes and health insurance premiums — as guidance, not a substitute for an official or bank-verified valuation.

Property prices nearby

Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Buckten colour-coded.

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