What is the postal code of Hemishofen?

The postal code of Hemishofen is 8261.

What is the tax rate in Hemishofen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hemishofen is 89% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Hemishofen?

A single person without children pays about 11'904 CHF income tax in Hemishofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hemishofen have?

Hemishofen has 492 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hemishofen?

Hemishofen has 105 foreign residents, a share of 21.34% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Hemishofen

8261

SH CANTON8261

Residents

492

Area

7.9 km²

Population density

62 pop./km²

Elevation

485 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

89%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

235 47.8%

Men

257 52.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

74 15.0%

Swiss citizens

387 78.7%

Foreign residents

105 21.3%

Population density

62 pop./km²

0–19 · 74 · 15.0%20–64 · 297 · 60.4%65+ · 121 · 24.6%

Foreign residents 21.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hemishofen

BFS

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.5% YesNo 54.6%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.4% · strongest party

SVP40.4%

FDP19.0%

SP17.6%

GLP7.0%

GRÜNE5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier89%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

89%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 7 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'904 CHF(11.9%)

Rank 7 of 26 in the canton · 292 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:11'904 CHF(~11.9%)

HemishofenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hemishofen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.7%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.1%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	10.9%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	11.9%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.5%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.2%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.4%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	16.9%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.5%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.5%	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 1991–2020883 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

684 m

Mean elevation

503 m

Relief

291 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

45.2%

South-facing

24.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 291 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

6.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

1.19 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

252

Built before 194631.3%

Built since 200132.9%

1.19 %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 110 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 1/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehemishofen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities492 #21 SH · #1815 CH Families & children15% #25 SH · #1982 CH Age structure24.6% #11 SH · #446 CH Women share47.8% #23 SH · #1906 CH Foreign residents21.3% #12 SH · #756 CH Population density62/km² #23 SH · #1698 CH Tax burden11'904 #7 SH · #292 CH Taxes89% #7 SH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #4 SH · #716 CH Sunniest municipalities38.5% #26 SH · #2101 CH Rainiest municipalities883 mm #12 SH · #1976 CH Voter turnout75.7% #6 SH · #9 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #22 SH · #643 CH SP strongholds17.6% #15 SH · #670 CH Centre strongholds2.9% #5 SH · #1994 CH FDP strongholds19% #2 SH · #525 CH GLP strongholds7% #9 SH · #755 CH Green strongholds5.4% #3 SH · #1465 CH Largest by area7.9 km² #14 SH · #1152 CH Highest municipalities485 m #13 SH · #1286 CH Remotest municipalities110 min #1 SH · #265 CH Best-connected municipalities110 min #26 SH · #1843 CH Highest peaks684 m #12 SH · #1260 CH Highest-lying municipalities503 m #15 SH · #1414 CH Greatest vertical range291 m #10 SH · #1016 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #15 SH · #1155 CH Solar potential7 GWh #23 SH · #1771 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #20 SH · #1943 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #19 SH · #176 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8261

Hemishofen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hemishofen8261

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Basadingen-Schlattingen

TG · 6.4 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hemishofen?: The postal code of Hemishofen is 8261.
What is the tax rate in Hemishofen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hemishofen is 89% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Hemishofen?: A single person without children pays about 11'904 CHF income tax in Hemishofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hemishofen have?: Hemishofen has 492 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hemishofen?: Hemishofen has 105 foreign residents, a share of 21.34% (2025).

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