Municipality in the Canton of Bern

Living in Sumiswald

Sumiswald (postcode 3416–4954) has 1,487 residential buildings with 2,760 homes in total on 413 streets.

2,760
homes
30%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
48%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
55%
in a quiet location

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Sumiswald in figures

Sumiswald (postcode 3416–4954) has 1,487 residential buildings with 2,760 homes in total on 413 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1998.
30% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 48% a public transport stop within 300 m.
55% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Bern are 16.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 16,249 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

16.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Bern · 2024

Canton value – not published for Sumiswald

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

16.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Bern · 2024

+10 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	16.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	15.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	15.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	15.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	15.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	15.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	14.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	14.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	14.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	14.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 5,209
Growth over 10 years: +3.5%
Share of foreign nationals: 9.9%
Share aged 65 and over: 25.3%
Jobs (2024): 3,068
Income tax¹: CHF 16,249
Household electricity price (2027): from 32.9 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 11
1919–1945 12
1946–1970 6
1971–1990 7
1991–2010 70
from 2011 117

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 4%
District heating 24%
Heating oil 21%
Wood 40%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Sumiswald.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Sumiswald?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Dorfgasse90 m · 60 m
2.Turnhallenstrasse140 m · 100 m
3.Archgässli170 m · 60 m
4.Engeweg80 m · 190 m
5.Pfarrgässli110 m · 160 m
6.Lütoldstrasse210 m · 70 m
7.Dorfstrasse240 m · 80 m
8.Marktgasse140 m · 190 m

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster