Solothurn · Bezirk Bucheggberg · BFS commune no. 2457^[8]

Messen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’094per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’24016.2% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]1’5064.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]53 minto Solothurn

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Messen has 1’506 residents, making it the 54th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

5% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’240 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 8 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 Solothurn, about 53 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’730 h; Sunnier than 65% 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]: 7%; Less than in 75% 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]: 5%; 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	4’990 10.0%	11’515 14.4%	16’240 16.2%	30’062 20.0%	46’176 23.1%	80’736 26.9%
Married, single income, no children	1’698 3.4%	6’834 8.5%	10’977 11.0%	22’865 15.2%	37’980 19.0%	72’135 24.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’382 2.8%	6’230 7.8%	10’327 10.3%	21’698 14.5%	35’162 17.6%	68’610 22.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	120 0.2%	2’486 3.1%	5’814 5.8%	16’853 11.2%	30’946 15.5%	64’668 21.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 113%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, 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	53
Bern	60
Biel/Bienne	64
Thun	90
Fribourg	92
Neuchâtel	92
Olten	93
Delémont	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]
Buchegg	16’009	590	2’979
Unterramsern	16’029	590	230
Messen	16’240	590	1’506
JegenstorfBE	16’334	592	5’883
Rapperswil (BE)BE	16’821	592	2’755
Schnottwil	16’953	590	1’159
Biezwil	17’030	590	345
FraubrunnenBE	17’048	592	5’525
WengiBE	17’373	592	643

Population

Residents1’506^[5]

Foreign nationals4.7%

Aged 0–1920.4%

Aged 20–6457.5%

Aged 65+22.1%

Area11.89 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: Messen-blason.png, Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.