Solothurn · Bezirk Bucheggberg · BFS commune no. 2455^[8]

Lüterkofen-Ichertswil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’305per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’02916.0% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’049per month, estimate

Residents^[5]9238.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]48 minto Solothurn

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Lüterkofen-Ichertswil has 923 residents, making it the 80th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

8% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 23% 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 16’029 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 5 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 Solothurn, about 48 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’700 h; Sunnier than 55% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 220 h; Less winter sun than 80% 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]: 11%; Less than in 60% 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%; Median: Solothurn 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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]: 8%; 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	4’915 9.8%	11’359 14.2%	16’029 16.0%	29’706 19.8%	45’664 22.8%	79’908 26.6%
Married, single income, no children	1’658 3.3%	6’727 8.4%	10’820 10.8%	22’575 15.1%	37’546 18.8%	71’394 23.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’345 2.7%	6’129 7.7%	10’174 10.2%	21’413 14.3%	34’738 17.4%	67’887 22.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	100 0.2%	2’433 3.0%	5’716 5.7%	16’626 11.1%	30’576 15.3%	63’996 21.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 110%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 15%, Roman Catholic 16%.^[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 1’049	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’208	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’474	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
Solothurn	48
Bern	71
Biel/Bienne	75
Olten	88
Thun	100
Fribourg	102
Neuchâtel	103
Aarau	103

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]
Lohn-Ammannsegg	15’619	590	2’940
Buchegg	16’009	590	2’979
Lüterkofen-Ichertswil	16’029	590	923
Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen	17’030	590	1’131
BätterkindenBE	17’210	592	3’413
LeuzigenBE	17’665	592	1’377

Population

Residents923^[5]

Foreign nationals8.0%

Aged 0–1920.8%

Aged 20–6456.1%

Aged 65+23.1%

Area4.43 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: LüterkofenIchertswil-blazon.svg, Alban Wyss, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.