Municipality in the Canton of Solothurn

Living in Oberbuchsiten

Oberbuchsiten (postcode 4625–4718) has 605 residential buildings with 1,168 homes in total on 75 streets.

1,168
homes
0%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
45%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
27%
in a quiet location

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Oberbuchsiten in figures

Oberbuchsiten (postcode 4625–4718) has 605 residential buildings with 1,168 homes in total on 75 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2001.
0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 45% a public transport stop within 300 m.
27% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Solothurn are 14.90 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 13,251 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

14.90 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Solothurn · 2024

Canton value – not published for Oberbuchsiten

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

14.90 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Solothurn · 2024

+10 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	14.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	14.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	14.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	14.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	14.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	13.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	13.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	13.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	13.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	13.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 2,406
Growth over 10 years: +13.3%
Share of foreign nationals: 32.1%
Share aged 65 and over: 16.3%
Jobs (2024): 826
Income tax¹: CHF 13,251
Household electricity price (2027): from 26.7 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 7
1919–1945 5
1946–1970 4
1971–1990 17
1991–2010 77
from 2011 89

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 7%
Gas 16%
Heating oil 38%
Wood 7%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Oberbuchsiten.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

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New builds

What is being created in Oberbuchsiten

4 new homes are under construction, approved or planned here – from the federal building register.

New builds in Oberbuchsiten

Planned

Untere Gasse

Oberbuchsiten

4 flats

Quiet side

Streets in Oberbuchsiten

75 streets with residential buildings – location, distances and noise for every building.