Municipality in the Canton of Solothurn

Living in Olten

Olten (postcode 4600–4663) has 3,106 residential buildings with 11,079 homes in total on 161 streets.

11,079
homes
0%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
90%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
48%
in a quiet location

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Olten in figures

Olten (postcode 4600–4663) has 3,106 residential buildings with 11,079 homes in total on 161 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1943.
0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 44% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 90% a public transport stop within 300 m.
48% 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 13,314 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 Olten

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): 19,051
Growth over 10 years: +9.8%
Share of foreign nationals: 32.0%
Share aged 65 and over: 18.7%
Jobs (2024): 23,566
Income tax¹: CHF 13,314
Household electricity price (2027): from 29.7 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 799
1919–1945 1,072
1946–1970 553
1971–1990 313
1991–2010 146
from 2011 219

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 4%
District heating 3%
Gas 55%
Heating oil 26%
Wood 1%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Olten.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Olten?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Burgweg640 m · 90 m
2.Industriestrasse720 m · 110 m
3.Im Meierhof780 m · 50 m
4.Hagbergstrasse680 m · 210 m
5.Gösgerstrasse620 m · 270 m
6.Fluhweg650 m · 250 m
7.Hofweg800 m · 110 m
8.Chaletweg790 m · 140 m

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).

Currently on Heimster