Solothurn · Bezirk Gäu · BFS commune no. 2403^[7]

Kestenholz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’446per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’47616.5% of income

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

Residents^[4]1’88810.2% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]57 minto Olten

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Kestenholz has 1’888 residents, making it the 47th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

10% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’476 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 6 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 Olten, about 57 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	5’047 10.1%	11’680 14.6%	16’476 16.5%	30’494 20.3%	46’816 23.4%	81’795 27.3%
Married, single income, no children	1’666 3.3%	6’889 8.6%	11’099 11.1%	23’164 15.4%	38’472 19.2%	73’038 24.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’346 2.7%	6’279 7.8%	10’445 10.4%	21’993 14.7%	35’640 17.8%	69’492 23.2%
Married, single income, 2 children	60 0.1%	2’470 3.1%	5’859 5.9%	17’069 11.4%	31’354 15.7%	65’481 21.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 117%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, Roman Catholic 20%.^[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

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]

Hub	Minutes
Olten	57
Solothurn	57
Aarau	74
Biel/Bienne	77
Liestal	88
Basel SBB	95
Muttenz	100
Bern	101

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^[4]
Niederbuchsiten	15’829	590	1’369
Oberbuchsiten	15’829	590	2’382
Oensingen	16’410	590	6’766
Kestenholz	16’476	590	1’888
Wolfwil	16’476	590	2’473
SchwarzhäusernBE	16’561	559	529
NiederbippBE	16’723	559	5’689

Population

Residents1’888^[4]

Foreign nationals10.2%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6458.6%

Aged 65+21.1%

Area8.59 km²^[5]

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), 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Kestenholz COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.