Solothurn · Bezirk Dorneck · BFS commune no. 2477^[8]

Metzerlen-Mariastein

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’047per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’28717.3% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]97013.4% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]66 minto Basel SBB

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Metzerlen-Mariastein has 970 residents, making it the 78th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 26% 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 17’287 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 6 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 Basel SBB, 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	5’318 10.6%	12’273 15.3%	17’287 17.3%	31’884 21.3%	48’836 24.4%	85’074 28.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’770 3.5%	7’256 9.1%	11’665 11.7%	24’266 16.2%	40’146 20.1%	75’948 25.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’435 2.9%	6’624 8.3%	10’997 11.0%	23’079 15.4%	37’276 18.6%	72’333 24.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	80 0.2%	2’620 3.3%	6’194 6.2%	17’918 11.9%	32’776 16.4%	68’112 22.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 129%. 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 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
Basel SBB	66
Allschwil	76
Muttenz	79
Liestal	89
Olten	101
Delémont	105
Aarau	119
Bern	134

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]
RöschenzBL	16’082	619	1’960
Hofstetten-Flüh	16’210	590	3’410
BlauenBL	16’219	619	729
DittingenBL	16’628	619	739
Burg im LeimentalBL	16’992	619	279
Metzerlen-Mariastein	17’287	590	970
Rodersdorf	17’344	590	1’398

Population

Residents970^[5]

Foreign nationals13.4%

Aged 0–1917.7%

Aged 20–6456.4%

Aged 65+25.9%

Area8.48 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: Coat of arms of Metzerlen-Mariastein.svg, Original by Voyager., Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.