Bern · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau · BFS commune no. 982^[8]

Niederönz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’544per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’72316.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 559adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’002per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’7849.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]44 minto Solothurn

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Niederönz has 1’784 residents, making it the 135th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

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

With 25% 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 16’723 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 559 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Solothurn, about 44 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’720 h; Sunnier than 60% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 230 h; Less winter sun than 70% 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]: 2%; Less than in 85% 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: Bern 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]: 6%; Median: Bern 7%, 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	5’819 11.6%	11’928 14.9%	16’723 16.7%	31’088 20.7%	48’128 24.1%	85’911 28.6%
Married, single income, no children	3’523 7.0%	8’764 11.0%	12’593 12.6%	24’245 16.2%	40’412 20.2%	76’869 25.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’030 6.1%	8’134 10.2%	11’812 11.8%	22’674 15.1%	36’804 18.4%	72’009 24.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	481 1.0%	4’867 6.1%	8’171 8.2%	18’719 12.5%	33’190 16.6%	69’450 23.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 165%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 17%, Roman Catholic 19%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 512	CHF 559
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 119	CHF 138

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 1’002	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’183	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’414	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	44
Olten	46
Bern	58
Aarau	63
Biel/Bienne	75
Basel SBB	80
Liestal	83
Thun	86

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]
Heimenhausen	16’398	559	1’199
Niederönz	16’723	559	1’784
Herzogenbuchsee	17’048	559	7’620
Inkwil	17’048	559	668
Aeschi (SO)SO	17’344	590	1’342
BolkenSO	18’375	590	579

Population

Residents1’784^[5]

Foreign nationals9.7%

Aged 0–1918.2%

Aged 20–6456.6%

Aged 65+25.2%

Area2.79 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: CHE Niederönz COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.