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Canton of SO

Living in Olten

With a municipal tax multiplier of 108%, this municipality ranks 17 among the least taxed of the 106 municipalities in canton SO. That is 12 points below the median municipality in canton SO. With 19,051 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 106 municipalities. Under-20s make up 16.7% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 74,237 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Population
19,051

STATPOP 2024

Households
9,661
Median taxable income
CHF 57,967

Age structure

0–19 years
3,181
20–64 years
12,308
65 and over
3,562

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
108.00 %
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.