Population
1'888↑0.2%
About Kestenholz
City · Solothurn
Kestenholz is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
1'888
Tax multiplier
117%
Kestenholz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'300
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'100↑0.2%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
0.67%↑48.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest38%
- Settlement10%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
10.2%↑0.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 15/ m²
−17% vs CH
Dwellings
896↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
468↓16.6%
91%
44%
Fibre
Housing market in Kestenholz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.67%, 65% below the cantonal average (1.91 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, roughly the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'100, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Kestenholz has 1'888 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
