What is the postal code of Büttenhardt?

Büttenhardt has 2 postal codes: 8200, 8236.

What is the tax rate in Büttenhardt?

The municipal tax multiplier of Büttenhardt is 85% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Büttenhardt?

A single person without children pays about 11'658 CHF income tax in Büttenhardt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Büttenhardt have?

Büttenhardt has 472 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Büttenhardt?

Büttenhardt has 63 foreign residents, a share of 13.35% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH · Bezirk Reiat

Büttenhardt

8200–8236

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

239 50.6%

Men

233 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

89 18.9%

Swiss citizens

409 86.7%

Foreign residents

63 13.4%

Population density

118 pop./km²

0–19 · 89 · 18.9%20–64 · 261 · 55.3%65+ · 122 · 25.8%

Foreign residents 13.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +34 (+7.8%) · 4 births · 4 deaths · net migration +35

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

Vote results for Büttenhardt

BFS

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 Reiat: 22.6% Yes

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 40.3% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.1% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 48.8% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.2% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 59.5% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 57.2% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 75.7% Yes

76.6% YesNo 23.4%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 66.4% Yes

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 38.3% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.3% · strongest party

SVP49.3%

SP16.2%

FDP12.1%

GLP8.5%

Übrige6.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier85%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

85%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 6 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'658 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 6 of 26 in the canton · 238 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:11'658 CHF(~11.7%)

BüttenhardtCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Büttenhardt	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.6%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	9.8%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	13.9%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	16.6%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.1%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	20.7%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.2%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020824 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

688 m

Mean elevation

635 m

Relief

178 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

48.9%

South-facing

19.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 178 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

4.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

Per inhabitant

10'403 kWh/yr

5 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

30.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.05 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Büttenhardt →Canton Schaffhausen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.98 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

204

Built before 194622.5%

Built since 200134.8%

0.98 %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 · 2024

Jobs

Workplaces

Services share

34.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (40.8%) · Secondary 19 (25.0%) · Tertiary 26 (34.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

262 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 87 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 12/26 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2914

Websitebuettenhardt.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Reiat

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Büttenhardt ranks

Largest municipalities472 #22 SH · #1828 CH Growing municipalities7.8% #1 SH · #15 CH Shrinking municipalities7.8% #26 SH · #2094 CH Jobs per resident0.16 #25 SH · #1949 CH Families & children18.9% #16 SH · #1473 CH Age structure25.8% #6 SH · #321 CH Women share50.6% #5 SH · #579 CH Foreign residents13.4% #21 SH · #1417 CH Population density118/km² #17 SH · #1380 CH Tax burden11'658 #6 SH · #238 CH Taxes85% #6 SH Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #25 SH · #1577 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #13 SH · #1968 CH Rainiest municipalities824 mm #19 SH · #2035 CH Voter turnout78.2% #4 SH · #6 CH SVP strongholds49.3% #13 SH · #254 CH SP strongholds16.2% #21 SH · #821 CH Centre strongholds1% #24 SH · #2090 CH FDP strongholds12.1% #11 SH · #1141 CH GLP strongholds8.5% #5 SH · #511 CH Green strongholds3.6% #13 SH · #1797 CH Largest by area4 km² #25 SH · #1711 CH Highest municipalities659 m #1 SH · #674 CH Second homes6.7% #25 SH · #1865 CH Organic farming20% #7 SH · #635 CH Best-connected municipalities87 min #16 SH · #1502 CH Remotest municipalities87 min #12 SH · #609 CH Highest peaks688 m #11 SH · #1245 CH Highest-lying municipalities635 m #4 SH · #917 CH Greatest vertical range178 m #21 SH · #1452 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #11 SH · #1064 CH Solar potential5 GWh #25 SH · #1919 CH Solar potential per capita10'403 kWh #18 SH · #1001 CH Cheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #5 SH · #1865 CH Most expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #4 SH · #224 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Büttenhardt8236 Schaffhausen8200 8203 8207 8208

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Büttenhardt?: Büttenhardt has 2 postal codes: 8200, 8236.
What is the tax rate in Büttenhardt?: The municipal tax multiplier of Büttenhardt is 85% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Büttenhardt?: A single person without children pays about 11'658 CHF income tax in Büttenhardt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Büttenhardt have?: Büttenhardt has 472 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Büttenhardt?: Büttenhardt has 63 foreign residents, a share of 13.35% (2025).

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