Living in Holderbank (SO)

Holderbank (SO) is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 732 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.

Residents732
Density94 per km²
Area7.8 km²
5-year growth+5.6%
Tax, single, CHF 100k17.8%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.40‰
Hub airport35 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+28 km
Within 30 km1,245,500 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 280 m
Nearest major riverAare, 7.5 km
Main railway line3.0 km
Border with Germany24 km
Distance to Bern51 km
Within 10 km75,267 people
Winter daylight8 h 28 min, sunset 16:41

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How Holderbank (SO) 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#1,902 of 2,172#95 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
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)92
  • Mobility and connectivity83
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)79
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)75
  • Green space74
  • Flat land (terrain relief)72
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)69
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Affordability64
  • Demographics64
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)46
  • Jobs and economy45
  • Health and elderly41
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance40
  • Safety and community40
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)37
  • Education and family35
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)35
  • Taxes and wealth31
  • Sea or lake shore26
  • Lifestyle and amenities20
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)15
  • Foundation13
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)10
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)10
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance1
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance1
  • Real estate0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20196932019: 69320206962020: 69620216922021: 69220227052022: 70520237252023: 72520247322024: 732

+5.6% 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.