What is the postal code of Auenstein?

The postal code of Auenstein is 5105.

What is the tax rate in Auenstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Auenstein is 93% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Auenstein?

A single person without children pays about 12'152 CHF income tax in Auenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Auenstein have?

Auenstein has 1'747 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Auenstein?

Auenstein has 250 foreign residents, a share of 14.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Auenstein

5105

AG CANTON5105

Residents

1'747

Area

5.7 km²

Population density

308 pop./km²

Elevation

374 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

766 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

93%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

850 48.7%

Men

897 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

353 20.2%

Swiss citizens

1'497 85.7%

Foreign residents

250 14.3%

Population density

308 pop./km²

0–19 · 353 · 20.2%20–64 · 1'029 · 58.9%65+ · 365 · 20.9%

Foreign residents 14.3%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Auenstein

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

19.1% YesNo 80.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

32.1% YesNo 68.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

74.4% YesNo 25.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.4% · strongest party

SVP36.4%

FDP15.8%

GLP14.6%

SP10.2%

Mitte8.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier93%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

93%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 28 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'152 CHF(12.2%)

Rank 28 of 196 in the canton · 334 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'152 CHF(~12.2%)

AuensteinCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Auenstein	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.6%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.3%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.3%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.1%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.2%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.6%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

766 m

Mean elevation

451 m

Relief

418 m

Mean slope

12.1°

Flat share

18.0%

South-facing

65.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 418 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

13.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW Energie AG

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

828

Built before 194624.0%

Built since 200128.3%

0.6 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 160/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteauenstein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'747 #119 AG · #1060 CH Families & children20.2% #105 AG · #1085 CH Age structure20.9% #62 AG · #1065 CH Women share48.7% #145 AG · #1649 CH Foreign residents14.3% #163 AG · #1342 CH Population density308/km² #119 AG · #765 CH Tax burden12'152 #28 AG · #334 CH Taxes93% #28 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #113 AG · #815 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #114 AG · #1831 CH Rainiest municipalities1'031 mm #154 AG · #1484 CH Voter turnout59.7% #27 AG · #512 CH Against Switzerland11% #124 AG · #1186 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #46 AG · #306 CH SVP strongholds36.4% #144 AG · #878 CH SP strongholds10.2% #146 AG · #1502 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #156 AG · #1427 CH FDP strongholds15.8% #23 AG · #753 CH GLP strongholds14.6% #1 AG · #32 CH Green strongholds5.4% #109 AG · #1471 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #105 AG · #1443 CH Highest municipalities374 m #164 AG · #1981 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #160 AG · #1518 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #35 AG · #596 CH Highest peaks766 m #22 AG · #1047 CH Highest-lying municipalities451 m #109 AG · #1718 CH Greatest vertical range418 m #7 AG · #791 CH Steepest municipalities12.1° #20 AG · #766 CH Solar potential14 GWh #134 AG · #1302 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #106 AG · #1016 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #53 AG · #1054 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5105

Auenstein

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Auenstein5105

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Auenstein?: The postal code of Auenstein is 5105.
What is the tax rate in Auenstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Auenstein is 93% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Auenstein?: A single person without children pays about 12'152 CHF income tax in Auenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Auenstein have?: Auenstein has 1'747 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Auenstein?: Auenstein has 250 foreign residents, a share of 14.31% (2025).

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