What is the postal code of Buchberg?

Buchberg has 2 postal codes: 8454, 8455.

What is the tax rate in Buchberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buchberg is 59% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Buchberg?

A single person without children pays about 10'060 CHF income tax in Buchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buchberg have?

Buchberg has 864 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buchberg?

Buchberg has 80 foreign residents, a share of 9.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Buchberg

8454–8455

SH CANTON8454 8455

Residents

864

Area

5.9 km²

Population density

147 pop./km²

Elevation

487 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

430 49.8%

Men

434 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

150 17.4%

Swiss citizens

784 90.7%

Foreign residents

80 9.3%

Population density

147 pop./km²

0–19 · 150 · 17.4%20–64 · 478 · 55.3%65+ · 236 · 27.3%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Buchberg

BFS

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

80.2% YesNo 19.8%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

77.3% YesNo 22.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.4% · strongest party

SVP50.4%

SP16.9%

FDP11.8%

GLP10.4%

GRÜNE3.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

59%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 1 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'060 CHF(10.1%)

Rank 1 of 26 in the canton · 63 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:10'060 CHF(~10.1%)

BuchbergCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buchberg	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	5.6%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.7%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	7.6%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	8.4%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	9.1%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	10.1%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	10.8%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	11.5%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	12.1%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	12.7%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	13.2%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	14.6%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	15.9%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	17%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	17.9%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	18.5%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	18.9%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020996 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

546 m

Mean elevation

448 m

Relief

202 m

Mean slope

9.3°

Flat share

40.3%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 202 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

9.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

0.25 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

408

Built before 194624.5%

Built since 200120.8%

0.25 %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 77 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 21/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuchberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities864 #17 SH · #1544 CH Families & children17.4% #20 SH · #1765 CH Age structure27.3% #4 SH · #214 CH Women share49.8% #10 SH · #1073 CH Foreign residents9.3% #26 SH · #1772 CH Population density147/km² #14 SH · #1233 CH Tax burden10'060 #1 SH · #63 CH Taxes59% #1 SH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #3 SH · #715 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #20 SH · #2018 CH Rainiest municipalities996 mm #1 SH · #1636 CH Voter turnout79.6% #3 SH · #3 CH SVP strongholds50.4% #11 SH · #227 CH SP strongholds16.9% #19 SH · #743 CH Centre strongholds1.1% #23 SH · #2081 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #12 SH · #1172 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #2 SH · #279 CH Green strongholds3.8% #10 SH · #1760 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #19 SH · #1409 CH Highest municipalities487 m #12 SH · #1278 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #21 SH · #830 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #6 SH · #1283 CH Highest peaks546 m #24 SH · #1728 CH Highest-lying municipalities448 m #23 SH · #1729 CH Greatest vertical range202 m #19 SH · #1355 CH Steepest municipalities9.3° #8 SH · #987 CH Solar potential9 GWh #19 SH · #1597 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #12 SH · #1935 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #11 SH · #168 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Buchberg8454 Rüdlingen8455

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buchberg?: Buchberg has 2 postal codes: 8454, 8455.
What is the tax rate in Buchberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buchberg is 59% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Buchberg?: A single person without children pays about 10'060 CHF income tax in Buchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buchberg have?: Buchberg has 864 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buchberg?: Buchberg has 80 foreign residents, a share of 9.26% (2025).

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