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Solothurn · Bezirk Dorneck · BFS commune no. 2475[7]

Coat of arms of HochwaldHochwald

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’512per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’41016.4% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 590adult, per month
Residents[4]1’27811.7% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]48 minto Basel SBB

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Hochwald ranks for your household →
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Büren (SO)DornachGempenSeewenDuggingen Büren (SO)DornachGempenSeewen Hochwald

Hochwald has 1’278 residents, making it the 61st largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

12% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 29% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’410 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

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 Basel SBB, about 48 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

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

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children5’026
10.1%		11’631
14.5%		16’410
16.4%		30’377
20.3%		46’648
23.3%		81’522
27.2%
Married, single income, no children1’659
3.3%		6’861
8.6%		11’053
11.1%		23’075
15.4%		38’332
19.2%		72’798
24.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’340
2.7%		6’252
7.8%		10’400
10.4%		21’905
14.6%		35’506
17.8%		69’258
23.1%
Married, single income, 2 children60
0.1%		2’459
3.1%		5’833
5.8%		17’000
11.3%		31’236
15.6%		65’262
21.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 116%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 15%, Roman Catholic 17%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

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.[6]

HubMinutes
Basel SBB48
Muttenz61
Liestal63
Allschwil72
Olten82
Delémont94
Aarau98
Bern115

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Dornach14’8085906’898
DuggingenBL15’7186191’648
Hochwald16’4105901’278
Gempen16’476590919
Büren (SO)17’0105901’060
Seewen17’0105901’088

Population

Residents1’278[4]
Foreign nationals11.7%
Aged 0–1918.0%
Aged 20–6452.7%
Aged 65+29.3%
Area8.35 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Hochwald-blason.png, Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.