Population
3'591↑0.8%
About Kappel (SO)
Municipality · Solothurn
Kappel is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
3'591
Tax multiplier
125%
Kappel (SO) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%↑2.5%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'750↑2.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'650↑2.4%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
3.07%↓61.7%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest48%
- Agriculture31%
- Settlement20%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
26.2%↓2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−4% vs CH
Dwellings
1'661↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
439↑1.6%
91%
4%
Fibre
Housing market in Kappel (SO)
The rental vacancy rate is 3.07%, 49% above the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'900, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Kappel (SO) has 3'591 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
