Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
997 49.8%
Men
1'006 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
377 18.8%
Swiss citizens
1'650 82.4%
Foreign residents
353 17.6%
Population density
253 pop./km²
0–19 · 377 · 18.8%20–64 · 1'169 · 58.4%65+ · 457 · 22.8%
Foreign residents 17.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.4%) · 11 births · 15 deaths · net migration +19
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 25.4% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 27.2% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 65.8% Yes
69.9% YesNo 30.1%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 32.4% Yes
32.9% YesNo 67.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 56.1% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 45.3% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 55.8% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 33.0% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 59.8% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 34.1% Yes
27.9% YesNo 72.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP34.2% · strongest party
SVP34.2%
GLP14.5%
SP13.6%
FDP12.7%
GRÜNE7.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier92%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
92%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 25 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'571 CHF(10.6%)
Rank 25 of 160 in the canton · 84 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
100'000 CHF:10'571 CHF(~10.6%)
Aeugst am AlbisCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Aeugst am Albis | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.7% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 5.7% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 6.9% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 7.9% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 8.8% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.5% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.6% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.5% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.2% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.9% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.7% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.4% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.1% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.7% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.4% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.5% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'238 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
885 m
Mean elevation
685 m
Relief
352 m
Mean slope
11.1°
Flat share
22.7%
South-facing
26.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 352 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
16 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
8'003 kWh/yr
16 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.59 %
Second homes
11.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
942
Built before 194620.9%
Built since 200131.3%
1.59 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
444
Workplaces
134
Services share
88.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 38 (8.6%) · Secondary 15 (3.4%) · Tertiary 391 (88.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
381 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'003 #121 ZH · #971 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #98 ZH · #1164 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #63 ZH · #941 CHJobs per resident0.22 #132 ZH · #1658 CHFamilies & children18.8% #138 ZH · #1491 CHAge structure22.8% #25 ZH · #704 CHWomen share49.8% #98 ZH · #1051 CHForeign residents17.6% #107 ZH · #1079 CHPopulation density253/km² #120 ZH · #878 CHTax burden10'571 #25 ZH · #84 CHTaxes92% #25 ZHWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #138 ZH · #1276 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #53 ZH · #1466 CHRainiest municipalities1'238 mm #42 ZH · #612 CHVoter turnout68% #16 ZH · #101 CHAgainst Switzerland8.9% #95 ZH · #1250 CHAligned with Switzerland91.1% #51 ZH · #203 CHSVP strongholds34.2% #103 ZH · #1024 CHSP strongholds13.6% #78 ZH · #1091 CHCentre strongholds5.8% #146 ZH · #1702 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #53 ZH · #1061 CHGLP strongholds14.5% #17 ZH · #34 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #31 ZH · #885 CHLargest by area7.9 km² #80 ZH · #1140 CHHighest municipalities696 m #4 ZH · #604 CHSecond homes11.1% #9 ZH · #1034 CHOrganic farming14.3% #77 ZH · #894 CHBest-connected municipalities57 min #86 ZH · #670 CHRemotest municipalities57 min #70 ZH · #1415 CHHighest peaks885 m #11 ZH · #850 CHHighest-lying municipalities685 m #8 ZH · #802 CHGreatest vertical range352 m #24 ZH · #894 CHSteepest municipalities11.1° #17 ZH · #842 CHSolar potential16 GWh #119 ZH · #1189 CHSolar potential per capita8'003 kWh #39 ZH · #1463 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #7 ZH · #91 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #32 ZH · #1895 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Aeugst am Albis?
- The postal code of Aeugst am Albis is 8914.
- What is the tax rate in Aeugst am Albis?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Aeugst am Albis is 92% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Aeugst am Albis?
- A single person without children pays about 10'571 CHF income tax in Aeugst am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Aeugst am Albis have?
- Aeugst am Albis has 2'003 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Aeugst am Albis?
- Aeugst am Albis has 353 foreign residents, a share of 17.62% (2025).
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