Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
960 49.0%
Men
998 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
416 21.2%
Swiss citizens
1'459 74.5%
Foreign residents
499 25.5%
Population density
350 pop./km²
0–19 · 416 · 21.2%20–64 · 1'175 · 60.0%65+ · 367 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 25.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+1.2%) · 13 births · 11 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 Mittelland: 28.8% Yes
27.9% YesNo 72.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 29.3% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 58.1% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 45.1% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 48.8% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 24.4% Yes
21.6% YesNo 78.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 38.8% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 33.0% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 72.8% Yes
68.1% YesNo 31.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 39.9% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.8% · strongest party
SVP48.8%
FDP40.0%
Mitte11.0%
Übrige0.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier370%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
370%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 9 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'688 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 7 of 20 in the canton · 742 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'688 CHF(~13.7%)
BühlerCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bühler | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.2% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.6% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.5% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.9% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.7% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'500 mm
7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'145 m
Mean elevation
931 m
Relief
360 m
Mean slope
13.1°
Flat share
10.9%
South-facing
40.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 360 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
15.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
Per inhabitant
7'942 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
29.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.34 %
Second homes
14.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
971
Built before 194642.0%
Built since 200118.8%
1.34 %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
2'041
Workplaces
154
Services share
80.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (2.1%) · Secondary 359 (17.6%) · Tertiary 1'639 (80.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
366 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 municipalities1'958 #8 AR · #980 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #8 AR · #663 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #13 AR · #1444 CHJobs per resident1.04 #1 AR · #82 CHFamilies & children21.2% #10 AR · #746 CHAge structure18.7% #19 AR · #1501 CHWomen share49% #13 AR · #1514 CHForeign residents25.5% #2 AR · #527 CHPopulation density350/km² #6 AR · #686 CHTax burden13'688 #7 AR · #742 CHTaxes370% #9 ARWarmest municipalities7.9 °C #19 AR · #1723 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #11 AR · #1535 CHRainiest municipalities1'500 mm #3 AR · #243 CHVoter turnout57.2% #15 AR · #923 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #6 AR · #256 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #10 AR · #1193 CHSVP strongholds48.8% #14 AR · #268 CHCentre strongholds11% #14 AR · #1114 CHFDP strongholds40% #7 AR · #19 CHLargest by area5.6 km² #16 AR · #1455 CHHighest municipalities824 m #12 AR · #389 CHSecond homes14.3% #16 AR · #643 CHOrganic farming11.1% #13 AR · #1142 CHBest-connected municipalities115 min #9 AR · #1890 CHRemotest municipalities115 min #13 AR · #212 CHHighest peaks1'145 m #6 AR · #644 CHHighest-lying municipalities931 m #7 AR · #477 CHGreatest vertical range360 m #18 AR · #882 CHSteepest municipalities13.1° #16 AR · #694 CHSolar potential16 GWh #12 AR · #1214 CHSolar potential per capita7'942 kWh #14 AR · #1470 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #7 AR · #1652 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #11 AR · #453 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bühler?
- Bühler has 2 postal codes: 9043, 9055.
- What is the tax rate in Bühler?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bühler is 370% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bühler?
- A single person without children pays about 13'688 CHF income tax in Bühler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bühler have?
- Bühler has 1'958 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bühler?
- Bühler has 499 foreign residents, a share of 25.49% (2025).
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