What is the postal code of Birmenstorf?

Birmenstorf has 2 postal codes: 5406, 5413.

What is the tax rate in Birmenstorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Birmenstorf is 98% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Birmenstorf?

A single person without children pays about 12'419 CHF income tax in Birmenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Birmenstorf have?

Birmenstorf has 3'053 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Birmenstorf?

Birmenstorf has 641 foreign residents, a share of 21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Birmenstorf

5406–5413

AG CANTON5406 5413

Residents

3'053

Area

7.8 km²

Population density

391 pop./km²

Elevation

386 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

98%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'515 49.6%

Men

1'538 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

677 22.2%

Swiss citizens

2'412 79.0%

Foreign residents

641 21.0%

Population density

391 pop./km²

0–19 · 677 · 22.2%20–64 · 1'803 · 59.1%65+ · 573 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 21.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Birmenstorf

BFS

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

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.2%

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

74.8% YesNo 25.3%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.8% · strongest party

SVP33.8%

Mitte18.7%

SP14.4%

FDP13.3%

GLP7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier98%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

98%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 46 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'419 CHF(12.4%)

Rank 43 of 196 in the canton · 378 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:12'419 CHF(~12.4%)

BirmenstorfCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Birmenstorf	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.5%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.4%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.3%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'034 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

572 m

Mean elevation

405 m

Relief

239 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

49.0%

South-facing

25.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 239 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

25.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

24.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

24.21 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Birmenstorf AG, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.22 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'375

Built before 194616.5%

Built since 200128.9%

0.22 %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 60 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 119/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebirmenstorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'053 #82 AG · #720 CH Families & children22.2% #28 AG · #502 CH Age structure18.8% #121 AG · #1478 CH Women share49.6% #89 AG · #1213 CH Foreign residents21% #99 AG · #780 CH Population density391/km² #105 AG · #626 CH Tax burden12'419 #44 AG · #379 CH Taxes98% #46 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #29 AG · #415 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #43 AG · #1648 CH Rainiest municipalities1'034 mm #150 AG · #1469 CH Voter turnout56.7% #67 AG · #839 CH Against Switzerland12% #111 AG · #1130 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #50 AG · #354 CH SVP strongholds33.8% #164 AG · #1048 CH SP strongholds14.4% #67 AG · #1003 CH Centre strongholds18.7% #20 AG · #604 CH FDP strongholds13.3% #62 AG · #1004 CH GLP strongholds7.9% #76 AG · #601 CH Green strongholds4.1% #156 AG · #1720 CH Largest by area7.8 km² #70 AG · #1164 CH Highest municipalities386 m #151 AG · #1953 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #119 AG · #1340 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #74 AG · #780 CH Highest peaks572 m #124 AG · #1642 CH Highest-lying municipalities405 m #163 AG · #1961 CH Greatest vertical range239 m #75 AG · #1180 CH Steepest municipalities7° #102 AG · #1241 CH Solar potential26 GWh #82 AG · #804 CH Cheapest electricity24.21 Rp./kWh #7 AG · #186 CH Most expensive electricity24.21 Rp./kWh #190 AG · #1921 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Birmenstorf AG5413 Rütihof5406

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Birmenstorf?: Birmenstorf has 2 postal codes: 5406, 5413.
What is the tax rate in Birmenstorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Birmenstorf is 98% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Birmenstorf?: A single person without children pays about 12'419 CHF income tax in Birmenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Birmenstorf have?: Birmenstorf has 3'053 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Birmenstorf?: Birmenstorf has 641 foreign residents, a share of 21% (2025).

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