What is the postal code of Kaisten?

Kaisten has 3 postal codes: 5080, 5082, 5083.

What is the tax rate in Kaisten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kaisten is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Kaisten?

A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Kaisten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kaisten have?

Kaisten has 3'063 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kaisten?

Kaisten has 677 foreign residents, a share of 22.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Kaisten

5080–5083

AG CANTON5080 5082 5083

Residents

3'063

Area

18.1 km²

Population density

169 pop./km²

Elevation

333 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

722 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

102%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'513 49.4%

Men

1'550 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

587 19.2%

Swiss citizens

2'386 77.9%

Foreign residents

677 22.1%

Population density

169 pop./km²

0–19 · 587 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'818 · 59.4%65+ · 658 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 22.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kaisten

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.2%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

74.4% YesNo 25.6%

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

47.1% 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

SVP40.2% · strongest party

SVP40.2%

Mitte18.6%

SP17.4%

FDP10.2%

GRÜNE5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

102%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 65 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'632 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 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:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)

KaistenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kaisten	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

722 m

Mean elevation

413 m

Relief

432 m

Mean slope

10°

Flat share

32.2%

South-facing

14.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 432 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

36.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

45.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'200

37 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

25.18 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.93 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.67 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.85 Rp./kWh

25.18 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Kaisten, 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

0.35 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

1'428

Built before 194614.7%

Built since 200134.9%

0.35 %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 67 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 75/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekaisten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'063 #81 AG · #717 CH Families & children19.2% #138 AG · #1400 CH Age structure21.5% #53 AG · #957 CH Women share49.4% #104 AG · #1339 CH Foreign residents22.1% #87 AG · #707 CH Population density169/km² #169 AG · #1136 CH Tax burden12'632 #64 AG · #419 CH Taxes102% #65 AG Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #19 AG · #348 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #179 AG · #2028 CH Rainiest municipalities1'121 mm #47 AG · #979 CH Voter turnout56.6% #69 AG · #852 CH Against Switzerland14% #96 AG · #1022 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #71 AG · #478 CH SVP strongholds40.2% #115 AG · #650 CH SP strongholds17.4% #35 AG · #694 CH Centre strongholds18.6% #21 AG · #609 CH FDP strongholds10.2% #137 AG · #1371 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #156 AG · #1172 CH Green strongholds5.3% #115 AG · #1496 CH Largest by area18.1 km² #7 AG · #533 CH Highest municipalities333 m #182 AG · #2035 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #75 AG · #1123 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #118 AG · #996 CH Highest peaks722 m #36 AG · #1151 CH Highest-lying municipalities413 m #152 AG · #1938 CH Greatest vertical range432 m #5 AG · #773 CH Steepest municipalities10° #43 AG · #926 CH Solar potential37 GWh #44 AG · #533 CH Cheapest electricity25.18 Rp./kWh #15 AG · #356 CH Most expensive electricity25.18 Rp./kWh #182 AG · #1751 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Ittenthal5083 Kaisten5082 Laufenburg5080

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kaisten?: Kaisten has 3 postal codes: 5080, 5082, 5083.
What is the tax rate in Kaisten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kaisten is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Kaisten?: A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Kaisten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kaisten have?: Kaisten has 3'063 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kaisten?: Kaisten has 677 foreign residents, a share of 22.1% (2025).

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