Living in Waldenburg: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 27.94 cents/kWh, 3.0% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Waldenburg

27.94 cents/kWh

Canton of Basel Landschaft

28.46 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
37.56 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	32.32 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%	26.87 cents/kWh▼ 5.9%	27.94 cents/kWh▼ 7.5%	25.09 cents/kWh▼ 7.6%	23.67 cents/kWh▼ 1.0%	22.34 cents/kWh▼ 12.6%	26.84 cents/kWh▼ 6.2%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage12.86 cents/kWh
Energy11.11 cents/kWh
Levies0.34 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge48 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 525 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
Adults, on average666.40 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
Young adultsfrom 377.70 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
Young adults, on average491.92 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Childrenfrom 115.50 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
Children, on average162.10 CHF/month▲ 4.2%

Premium region 2: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents1,132
Foreign share34.4%
Ages 0–19175 · 15.5%
Ages 20–64694 · 61.3%
Ages 65 and over263 · 23.2%
Residents per km²136.1

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude509–1,168 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature8.9 °C
Annual precipitation1,153 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.2%
Frost days73.2
Days of 30 °C or more4.9
Reference stationRünenberg, 12.4 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Waldenburg sits in the figures as follows.

Per square kilometre, Waldenburg has 136.1 people, 1,132 in all.

1,153 mm of precipitation and 40.2% relative sunshine go with 8.9 °C in Waldenburg, period 1991-2020.

Waldenburg is not a mountain municipality.

23.2% of the people in Waldenburg are older, 15.5% are young and 61.3% are of working age.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Waldenburg?

Per square kilometre, Waldenburg has 136.1 people, 1,132 in all. 1,153 mm of precipitation and 40.2% relative sunshine go with 8.9 °C in Waldenburg, period 1991-2020. Waldenburg is not a mountain municipality. 23.2% of the people in Waldenburg are older, 15.5% are young and 61.3% are of working age.

Border neighbours

Waldenburg or Mümliswil-Ramiswil2,372 m · 10.5%
Waldenburg or Reigoldswil1,546 m · 6.8%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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