What is the postal code of Niederbuchsiten?

The postal code of Niederbuchsiten is 4626.

What is the tax rate in Niederbuchsiten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederbuchsiten is 107% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederbuchsiten?

A single person without children pays about 15'829 CHF income tax in Niederbuchsiten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederbuchsiten have?

Niederbuchsiten has 1'369 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederbuchsiten?

Niederbuchsiten has 292 foreign residents, a share of 21.33% (2025).

Niederbuchsiten (SO): Postal Codes 4626, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

699 51.1%

Men

670 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

292 21.3%

Swiss citizens

1'077 78.7%

Foreign residents

292 21.3%

Population density

249 pop./km²

0–19 · 292 · 21.3%20–64 · 831 · 60.7%65+ · 246 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 21.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Niederbuchsiten

BFS

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

65.1% YesNo 35.0%

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

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.3%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.5%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.9% · strongest party

SVP37.9%

Mitte30.4%

FDP16.8%

SP4.4%

GLP4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier107%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

107%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 12 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'829 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 11 of 104 in the canton · 1201 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:15'829 CHF(~15.8%)

NiederbuchsitenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederbuchsiten	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.7%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.9%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	19.6%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.2%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	22.6%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	23.8%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	24.8%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	25.7%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.4%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'103 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

504 m

Mean elevation

455 m

Relief

71 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

72.2%

South-facing

7.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 71 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

13.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

14 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

30.58 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.65 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.46 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

30.58 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektra Niederbuchsiten (ENI)

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

1.87 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

643

Built before 194614.8%

Built since 200134.1%

1.87 %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 66 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 46/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteniederbuchsiten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'369 #59 SO · #1243 CH Families & children21.3% #14 SO · #716 CH Age structure18% #98 SO · #1645 CH Women share51.1% #12 SO · #348 CH Foreign residents21.3% #29 SO · #757 CH Population density249/km² #59 SO · #885 CH Tax burden15'829 #11 SO · #1201 CH Taxes107% #12 SO Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #26 SO · #876 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #61 SO · #1730 CH Rainiest municipalities1'103 mm #50 SO · #1087 CH Voter turnout52% #56 SO · #1466 CH Against Switzerland23% #8 SO · #344 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #65 SO · #1086 CH SVP strongholds37.9% #23 SO · #777 CH SP strongholds4.4% #102 SO · #1957 CH Centre strongholds30.4% #14 SO · #226 CH FDP strongholds16.8% #47 SO · #666 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #77 SO · #1359 CH Green strongholds2.3% #102 SO · #1931 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #59 SO · #1469 CH Highest municipalities480 m #48 SO · #1316 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #46 SO · #1141 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #57 SO · #964 CH Highest peaks504 m #80 SO · #1862 CH Highest-lying municipalities455 m #78 SO · #1686 CH Greatest vertical range71 m #86 SO · #1960 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #79 SO · #1796 CH Solar potential14 GWh #57 SO · #1321 CH Cheapest electricity30.58 Rp./kWh #56 SO · #1763 CH Most expensive electricity30.58 Rp./kWh #49 SO · #344 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4626

Niederbuchsiten

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Niederbuchsiten4626

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederbuchsiten?: The postal code of Niederbuchsiten is 4626.
What is the tax rate in Niederbuchsiten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederbuchsiten is 107% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederbuchsiten?: A single person without children pays about 15'829 CHF income tax in Niederbuchsiten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederbuchsiten have?: Niederbuchsiten has 1'369 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederbuchsiten?: Niederbuchsiten has 292 foreign residents, a share of 21.33% (2025).

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