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Canton of SO

Living in Grenchen

With a municipal tax multiplier of 114.9%, this municipality ranks 34 among the least taxed of the 106 municipalities in canton SO. That is 5.1 points below the median municipality in canton SO. With 18,602 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 106 municipalities. Under-20s make up 18.1% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 17,707 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Population
18,602

STATPOP 2024

Households
8,895
Median taxable income
CHF 51,476

Age structure

0–19 years
3,365
20–64 years
11,128
65 and over
4,109

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
114.90 %
Cantonal multiplier
104.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

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No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.