Living in Meltingen

Meltingen is a small municipality in Solothurn, Switzerland, home to 650 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.

Residents650
Density113 per km²
Area5.8 km²
5-year growth+0.8%
Tax, single, CHF 100k17.4%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.6%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.35‰
Hub airport24 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+19 km
Within 30 km1,202,800 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 810 m, height range 360 m
Main railway line5.8 km
Border with France14 km
Distance to Bern53 km
Within 10 km55,508 people
Greater areaGreater Basel, 21 km out
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:42

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How Meltingen 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 winner4#1,549 of 2,172#88 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
  • Mobility and connectivity91
  • Green space76
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)75
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)72
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)70
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)62
  • Education and family60
  • Flat land (terrain relief)58
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)58
  • Demographics57
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)56
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance51
  • Affordability51
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)49
  • Lifestyle and amenities47
  • Jobs and economy46
  • Safety and community44
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)41
  • Sea or lake shore37
  • Health and elderly36
  • Real estate32
  • Taxes and wealth31
  • Foundation17
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)16
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)16
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)12
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20196452019: 64520206602020: 66020216682021: 66820226552022: 65520236612023: 66120246502024: 650

+0.8% 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.