Living in Boningen

Boningen is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 805 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.

Residents805
Density292 per km²
Area2.8 km²
5-year growth+6.6%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.4%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.0%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.21‰
Hub airport41 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+35 km
Within 30 km1,032,800 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 220 m
Nearest major riverAare, under 1 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Germany29 km
Distance to Bern52 km
Within 10 km149,564 people
Winter daylight8 h 28 min, sunset 16:41

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How Boningen 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 Solothurn
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 winner0#1,906 of 2,172#99 of 107Map
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

  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)96
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)82
  • Flat land (terrain relief)80
  • Mobility and connectivity78
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)77
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Affordability65
  • Demographics64
  • Green space60
  • Jobs and economy53
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Education and family45
  • Real estate39
  • Taxes and wealth38
  • Foundation37
  • Safety and community35
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)32
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance32
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)31
  • Sea or lake shore25
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)24
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)23
  • Health and elderly22
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance15
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance15
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance13
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)13
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)12
  • Lifestyle and amenities11
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20197552019: 75520207722020: 77220217692021: 76920227932022: 79320237862023: 78620248052024: 805

+6.6% 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.