Solothurn · Bezirk Thal · BFS commune no. 2427^[8]

Matzendorf

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’158per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’36417.4% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]1’43911.3% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]66 minto Solothurn

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Matzendorf has 1’439 residents, making it the 57th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

11% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’364 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the highest 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 66 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	5’350 10.7%	12’332 15.4%	17’364 17.4%	32’009 21.3%	49’016 24.5%	85’356 28.5%
Married, single income, no children	1’796 3.6%	7’305 9.1%	11’730 11.7%	24’377 16.3%	40’304 20.2%	76’209 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’461 2.9%	6’671 8.3%	11’061 11.1%	23’189 15.5%	37’432 18.7%	72’588 24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children	100 0.2%	2’651 3.3%	6’240 6.2%	18’008 12.0%	32’914 16.5%	68’349 22.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 130%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, 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

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
Solothurn	66
Olten	79
Biel/Bienne	94
Aarau	99
Bern	110
Basel SBB	112
Liestal	113
Zürich Altstetten	119

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]
NiederbippBE	16’723	559	5’689
Aedermannsdorf	16’810	590	607
Mümliswil-Ramiswil	17’040	590	2’472
Laupersdorf	17’077	590	1’916
Matzendorf	17’364	590	1’439
RumisbergBE	17’503	559	499

Population

Residents1’439^[5]

Foreign nationals11.3%

Aged 0–1919.8%

Aged 20–6458.1%

Aged 65+22.1%

Area11.27 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.

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