Key location factors for Solothurn at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Solothurn has a mixed building structure: 48 % single-family, 33 % multi-family and 9 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1947 is below the Swiss average (1991). 68 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 7 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Solothurn zählt gemäss BFS STATPOP 16'847 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 0.5% zurückgegangen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 1.24%, was als ausgeglichener Markt eingestuft wird. Damit ist weder von einem starken Überangebot noch von grosser Knappheit auszugehen.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei CHF 7'027, was teurer ist als in 57% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Mieten liegen bei CHF 22.5 pro m2 und Monat, teurer als in 58% aller Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von CHF 150'000 (alleinstehend, ohne Kirchensteuer) liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 19.7%, das entspricht CHF 29'597. Damit liegt Solothurn teurer als in 51% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
21.8% der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 14.7% sind unter 15 Jahren. Diese Werte stammen aus der BFS STATPOP-Erhebung.
Rents in the range of CHF 20-25/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Solothurn. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Solothurn are currently typically in the range CHF 20-25 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,450–1,700 per month — the effective market range starts lower for small apartments and rises disproportionately for large ones.
The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Solothurn is typically in the range CHF 6'600-7'400 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Solothurn is typically in the range CHF 6'600-8'500 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.
The effective tax burden in Solothurn is 19.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 29,597 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Solothurn is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Solothurn the share of second homes is 13.3 %, 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.
A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Solothurn the median is around CHF 7'027 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.
Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Solothurn colour-coded.
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