Population
18'602↑1.7%
About Grenchen
City · Solothurn
Grenchen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
18'602
Tax multiplier
115%
Grenchen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
115%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'923
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
1.27%↓18.6%
Below average in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement22%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
40.2%↑1.8%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
10'472↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
8'793↑0.1%
85%
28%
Fibre
Housing market in Grenchen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.27%, 38% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (116 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'923, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Grenchen has 18'602 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
