Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
363 49.9%
Men
364 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
128 17.6%
Swiss citizens
669 92.0%
Foreign residents
58 8.0%
Population density
159 pop./km²
0–19 · 128 · 17.6%20–64 · 428 · 58.9%65+ · 171 · 23.5%
Foreign residents 8.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.7%) · 1 births · 4 deaths · net migration −2
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.6% · strongest party
SVP39.6%
SP18.0%
FDP13.6%
Mitte13.2%
GRÜNE7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier122%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
122%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 55 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'830 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 56 of 104 in the canton · 1761 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
100'000 CHF:16'830 CHF(~16.8%)
Drei HöfeCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Drei Höfe | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.4% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.3% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.8% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.8% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.8% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.7% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.7% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.4% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.1% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.7% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'071 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
508 m
Mean elevation
482 m
Relief
48 m
Mean slope
2.4°
Flat share
92.8%
South-facing
3.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 48 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
Roof potential
8.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
11'403 kWh/yr
8 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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.19 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
25.19 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Solothurn (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
2.29 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
349
Built before 194626.9%
Built since 200121.5%
2.29 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
70
Workplaces
32
Services share
54.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (38.6%) · Secondary 5 (7.1%) · Tertiary 38 (54.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
194 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities727 #86 SO · #1631 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #82 SO · #1714 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #23 SO · #396 CHJobs per resident0.1 #102 SO · #2085 CHFamilies & children17.6% #90 SO · #1729 CHAge structure23.5% #38 SO · #586 CHWomen share49.9% #50 SO · #1005 CHForeign residents8% #90 SO · #1864 CHPopulation density159/km² #75 SO · #1169 CHTax burden16'830 #57 SO · #1762 CHTaxes122% #55 SOWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #60 SO · #1148 CHSunniest municipalities40.4% #51 SO · #1644 CHRainiest municipalities1'071 mm #82 SO · #1268 CHVoter turnout59% #16 SO · #703 CHSVP strongholds39.6% #12 SO · #686 CHSP strongholds18% #28 SO · #623 CHCentre strongholds13.2% #81 SO · #945 CHFDP strongholds13.6% #75 SO · #972 CHGLP strongholds4.6% #75 SO · #1286 CHGreen strongholds7.7% #41 SO · #930 CHLargest by area4.6 km² #71 SO · #1605 CHHighest municipalities475 m #53 SO · #1349 CHSecond homes8% #77 SO · #1623 CHOrganic farming11.1% #52 SO · #1136 CHBest-connected municipalities83 min #98 SO · #1412 CHRemotest municipalities83 min #7 SO · #697 CHHighest peaks508 m #79 SO · #1847 CHHighest-lying municipalities482 m #65 SO · #1518 CHGreatest vertical range48 m #92 SO · #2042 CHSteepest municipalities2.4° #88 SO · #1971 CHSolar potential8 GWh #82 SO · #1671 CHSolar potential per capita11'403 kWh #22 SO · #848 CHCheapest electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #9 SO · #467 CHMost expensive electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #90 SO · #1635 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Drei Höfe?
- The postal code of Drei Höfe is 4558.
- What is the tax rate in Drei Höfe?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Drei Höfe is 122% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Drei Höfe?
- A single person without children pays about 16'830 CHF income tax in Drei Höfe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Drei Höfe have?
- Drei Höfe has 727 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Drei Höfe?
- Drei Höfe has 58 foreign residents, a share of 7.98% (2025).
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