What is the postal code of Balm bei Günsberg?

Balm bei Günsberg has 2 postal codes: 4524, 4525.

What is the tax rate in Balm bei Günsberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Balm bei Günsberg is 100% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Balm bei Günsberg?

A single person without children pays about 15'362 CHF income tax in Balm bei Günsberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Balm bei Günsberg have?

Balm bei Günsberg has 213 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Balm bei Günsberg?

Balm bei Günsberg has 19 foreign residents, a share of 8.92% (2025).

Balm bei Günsberg (SO): Postal Codes 4524–4525, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

96 45.1%

Men

117 54.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

37 17.4%

Swiss citizens

194 91.1%

Foreign residents

19 8.9%

Population density

39 pop./km²

0–19 · 37 · 17.4%20–64 · 107 · 50.2%65+ · 69 · 32.4%

Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Balm bei Günsberg

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.7% YesNo 78.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.6% · strongest party

SVP27.6%

FDP21.2%

Mitte18.1%

GLP12.9%

SP10.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

100%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 8 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'362 CHF(15.4%)

Rank 8 of 104 in the canton · 1066 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'362 CHF(~15.4%)

Balm bei GünsbergCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Balm bei Günsberg	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.3%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.4%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.5%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	15.4%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.2%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	17.6%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.4%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	19%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	20.6%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	22%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	23.2%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	24.2%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	25%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	25.7%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'487 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'381 m

Mean elevation

985 m

Relief

797 m

Mean slope

23.3°

Flat share

3.4%

South-facing

23.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 797 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

2.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

600

3 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.4 Rp./kWh

27.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.17 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

92

Built before 194617.4%

Built since 200117.4%

2.17 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 83 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 8/104 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebalm-balmberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities213 #102 SO · #2020 CH Families & children17.4% #91 SO · #1762 CH Age structure32.4% #2 SO · #56 CH Women share45.1% #103 SO · #2078 CH Foreign residents8.9% #86 SO · #1797 CH Population density39/km² #101 SO · #1847 CH Tax burden15'362 #8 SO · #1066 CH Taxes100% #8 SO Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #101 SO · #1806 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #37 SO · #1529 CH Rainiest municipalities1'487 mm #4 SO · #256 CH Voter turnout70.3% #1 SO · #45 CH SVP strongholds27.6% #84 SO · #1422 CH SP strongholds10.5% #71 SO · #1461 CH Centre strongholds18.1% #57 SO · #633 CH FDP strongholds21.2% #23 SO · #376 CH GLP strongholds12.9% #1 SO · #98 CH Green strongholds5.7% #72 SO · #1400 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #61 SO · #1471 CH Highest municipalities655 m #10 SO · #679 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #8 SO · #698 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #99 SO · #1413 CH Highest peaks1'381 m #5 SO · #513 CH Highest-lying municipalities985 m #1 SO · #429 CH Greatest vertical range797 m #7 SO · #510 CH Steepest municipalities23.3° #1 SO · #315 CH Solar potential3 GWh #102 SO · #2057 CH Cheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #16 SO · #747 CH Most expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #85 SO · #1357 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Balm b. Günsberg4525 Balmberg4524 Oberbalmberg4524

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Balm bei Günsberg?: Balm bei Günsberg has 2 postal codes: 4524, 4525.
What is the tax rate in Balm bei Günsberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Balm bei Günsberg is 100% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Balm bei Günsberg?: A single person without children pays about 15'362 CHF income tax in Balm bei Günsberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Balm bei Günsberg have?: Balm bei Günsberg has 213 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Balm bei Günsberg?: Balm bei Günsberg has 19 foreign residents, a share of 8.92% (2025).

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