Population
6'622↑0.9%
About Balsthal
City · Solothurn
Balsthal is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
6'622
Tax multiplier
125%
Balsthal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'700↑0.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'600↑0.2%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
3.44%↑8.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest55%
- Agriculture29%
- Settlement15%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
37.2%↑1.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
3'227↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
2'365↑5.1%
88%
Housing market in Balsthal
The rental vacancy rate is 3.44%, 67% above the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'100, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Balsthal has 6'622 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).