Living in Derendingen

Derendingen is a compact municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 6,799 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 17%, #153 of 926), low-income households (top 25%, #149 of 617), remote workers (top 32%, #125 of 398).

Residents6,799
Density1,210 per km²
Area5.6 km²
5-year growth+5.7%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.25‰
Hub airport45 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+30 km
Within 30 km834,900 people
Lake shore28 km (Lake Biel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 340 m
Nearest major riverAare, 3.8 km
Main railway line2.1 km
Border with France30 km
Distance to Bern32 km
Within 10 km126,355 people
Winter daylight8 h 29 min, sunset 16:42

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How Derendingen 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 family36#679 of 766#31 of 45Map
Low-income household60#149 of 617#4 of 28Map
Low-income family41#326 of 579#17 of 27Map
Single parent40#232 of 339#8 of 14Map
Pensioner couple54#588 of 933#9 of 41Map
Single pensioner45#532 of 694#17 of 38Map
Early retiree43#647 of 798#20 of 32Map
Single professional7#301 of 349#8 of 10Map
Young professional11#332 of 398#11 of 15Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote worker65#125 of 398#8 of 15Map
Commuter28#463 of 875#18 of 46Map
Car-free household4#431 of 520#13 of 17Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyer49#286 of 687#11 of 28Map
Budget-constrained mover62#153 of 926#3 of 41Map
Urban lifestyle seeker0#343 of 398#12 of 15Map
Expat professional42#315 of 398#10 of 15Map
Healthcare-first mover34#602 of 718#21 of 38Map
Nature-focused household51#1,226 of 1,577#68 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 lover45#1,098 of 1,428#36 of 73Map
Rural value seeker54#406 of 1,224#26 of 74Map
High-net-worth mover0#334 of 399#19 of 25Map
Lottery winner30#861 of 2,172#35 of 107Map
Climate-resilient relocation69#522 of 933#13 of 41Map
Coastal living60#724 of 790#10 of 18Map
Business owner48#568 of 933#29 of 41Map
Digital native27#323 of 398#12 of 15Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)90
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)81
  • Foundation81
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)81
  • Mobility and connectivity79
  • Affordability70
  • Real estate68
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Flat land (terrain relief)62
  • Jobs and economy61
  • Demographics61
  • Sea or lake shore56
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)49
  • Health and elderly45
  • Green space40
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)39
  • Education and family38
  • Lifestyle and amenities35
  • Taxes and wealth35
  • Safety and community33
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance24
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)21
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)15
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)15
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)5
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance5
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)3
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20196,4302019: 6,43020206,4822020: 6,48220216,5202021: 6,52020226,5922022: 6,59220236,6412023: 6,64120246,7992024: 6,799

+5.7% 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.