Living in Halten

Halten is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 851 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are rural value seekers (top 41%, #498 of 1,224), nature lovers (top 48%, #749 of 1,577).

Residents851
Density460 per km²
Area1.9 km²
5-year growth-2.3%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.16‰
Hub airport49 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+28 km
Within 30 km965,900 people
Lake shore29 km (Lake Biel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 340 m
Nearest major riverAare, 7.2 km
Main railway line5.4 km
Border with France34 km
Distance to Bern30 km
Within 10 km137,164 people
Winter daylight8 h 29 min, sunset 16:42

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How Halten 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 household60#749 of 1,577#41 of 84Map
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 seeker51#498 of 1,224#31 of 74Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner23#1,082 of 2,172#52 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

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)84
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)81
  • Mobility and connectivity79
  • Green space67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)66
  • Flat land (terrain relief)62
  • Sea or lake shore54
  • Foundation50
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Demographics50
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)49
  • Education and family47
  • Health and elderly46
  • Safety and community44
  • Real estate43
  • Taxes and wealth42
  • Affordability41
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)39
  • Jobs and economy37
  • Lifestyle and amenities34
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)22
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance20
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)15
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)15
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance5
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20198712019: 87120208642020: 86420218362021: 83620228502022: 85020238492023: 84920248512024: 851

−2.3% 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.