Population
2'382↓0.9%
About Oberbuchsiten
City · Solothurn
Oberbuchsiten is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
2'382
Tax multiplier
107%
Oberbuchsiten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.107%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'550↑0.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'100↑1.8%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
1.30%↑49.4%
Middle in canton
- Forest50%
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement12%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
32.0%↓0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
1'154↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
667↑1.5%
88%
Housing market in Oberbuchsiten
The rental vacancy rate is 1.30%, 37% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 107%, 8% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'750, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Oberbuchsiten has 2'382 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).