Solothurn · Bezirk Gäu · BFS commune no. 2401^[8]

Egerkingen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’339per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’18316.2% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 590adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 950per month, estimate

Residents^[5]4’36537.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]31 minto Olten

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Egerkingen has 4’365 residents, making it the 19th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

38% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’183 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 7 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Solothurn.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 590 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Olten, about 31 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’610 h; Less sunny than 70% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 240 h; Less winter sun than 65% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 41%; More than in 95% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.9%; More than in 80% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 18%; Median: Solothurn 8%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’979 10.0%	11’477 14.3%	16’183 16.2%	29’957 20.0%	46’018 23.0%	80’472 26.8%
Married, single income, no children	1’712 3.4%	6’825 8.5%	10’951 11.0%	22’796 15.2%	37’860 18.9%	71’916 24.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’397 2.8%	6’223 7.8%	10’303 10.3%	21’629 14.4%	35’048 17.5%	68’397 22.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	140 0.3%	2’495 3.1%	5’808 5.8%	16’805 11.2%	30’848 15.4%	64’470 21.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 112%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, Roman Catholic 18%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Solothurn.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 553	CHF 590
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 128	CHF 149

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 950	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’123	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’327	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Olten	31
Solothurn	46
Aarau	51
Bern	67
Basel SBB	69
Biel/Bienne	69
Liestal	69
Baden	81

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Härkingen	14’628	590	1’763
Oberbuchsiten	15’829	590	2’382
LangenbruckBL	15’900	619	985
Hägendorf	16’076	590	5’343
Egerkingen	16’183	590	4’365
Gunzgen	16’210	590	1’783
Neuendorf	16’697	590	2’412
Holderbank (SO)	17’497	590	779

Population

Residents4’365^[5]

Foreign nationals37.9%

Aged 0–1922.0%

Aged 20–6459.5%

Aged 65+18.5%

Area6.95 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Egerkingen-blazon.svg, Unknown, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.