Living in Däniken

Däniken is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 2,946 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 26%, #227 of 875), business owners (top 42%, #391 of 933), rural value seekers (top 74%, #902 of 1,224).

Residents2,946
Density543 per km²
Area5.4 km²
5-year growth+5.8%
Tax, single, CHF 100k13.5%
Tax, family, CHF 100k7.4%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m1.82‰
Hub airport44 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+38 km
Within 30 km1,123,800 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 170 m
Nearest major riverAare, 2.3 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Germany23 km
Distance to Bern62 km
Within 10 km213,344 people
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:40

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Good to know about Däniken

How Däniken 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 family38#642 of 766#28 of 45Map
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 couple46#786 of 933#32 of 41Map
Single pensioner35#643 of 694#32 of 38Map
Early retiree41#686 of 798#23 of 32Map
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
Commuter36#227 of 875#9 of 46Map
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 mover22#712 of 926#38 of 41Map
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 mover31#620 of 718#24 of 38Map
Nature-focused household52#1,193 of 1,577#66 of 84Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover29#1,383 of 1,428#73 of 73Map
Rural value seeker29#902 of 1,224#65 of 74Map
High-net-worth mover6#268 of 399#9 of 25Map
Lottery winner41#590 of 2,172#16 of 107Map
Climate-resilient relocation61#861 of 933#30 of 41Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for sea or lake shore–Map
Business owner59#391 of 933#6 of 41Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)95
  • Flat land (terrain relief)90
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)84
  • Real estate81
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)79
  • Mobility and connectivity75
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)68
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Foundation66
  • Taxes and wealth66
  • Demographics62
  • Jobs and economy60
  • Green space55
  • Education and family52
  • Safety and community43
  • Health and elderly40
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance35
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance35
  • Sea or lake shore33
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance29
  • Lifestyle and amenities28
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)27
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)27
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)25
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance24
  • Affordability21
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)16
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)16
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)13
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20192,7842019: 2,78420202,8512020: 2,85120212,9142021: 2,91420222,8912022: 2,89120232,9642023: 2,96420242,9462024: 2,946

+5.8% 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.