Living in Olsberg

Olsberg is a small municipality in Aargau, Switzerland, home to 361 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents361
Density78 per km²
Area4.6 km²
5-year growth+0.6%
Tax, single, CHF 100k12.4%
Tax, family, CHF 100k5.6%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.71‰
Hub airport22 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+16 km
Within 30 km1,254,700 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 390 m, height range 250 m
Nearest major riverRhin, 4.1 km
Main railway line3.3 km
Border with Germany4 km
Distance to Bern71 km
Within 10 km173,451 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 16 km out
Winter daylight8 h 26 min, sunset 16:40

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How Olsberg ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Aargau
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner29#895 of 2,172#159 of 210Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)96
  • Mobility and connectivity94
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)89
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)86
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)81
  • Green space79
  • Flat land (terrain relief)76
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)74
  • Taxes and wealth72
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)65
  • Safety and community64
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance56
  • Jobs and economy52
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Health and elderly45
  • Demographics40
  • Education and family38
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)33
  • Real estate32
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)25
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)23
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)18
  • Affordability13
  • Foundation6
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance2
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance2
  • Sea or lake shore1
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20193592019: 35920203582020: 35820213612021: 36120223562022: 35620233532023: 35320243612024: 361

+0.6% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.