What is the postal code of Künten?

The postal code of Künten is 5444.

What is the tax rate in Künten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Künten is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Künten?

A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Künten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Künten have?

Künten has 1'978 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Künten?

Künten has 400 foreign residents, a share of 20.22% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Künten

5444

AG CANTON5444

Residents

1'978

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

404 pop./km²

Elevation

426 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

104%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

973 49.2%

Men

1'005 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

423 21.4%

Swiss citizens

1'578 79.8%

Foreign residents

400 20.2%

Population density

404 pop./km²

0–19 · 423 · 21.4%20–64 · 1'165 · 58.9%65+ · 390 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Künten

BFS

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.1% · strongest party

SVP44.1%

Mitte16.5%

SP10.7%

FDP9.1%

GLP9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

104%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 74 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'739 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 72 of 196 in the canton · 456 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:12'739 CHF(~12.7%)

KüntenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Künten	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	8.5%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.7%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

532 m

Mean elevation

415 m

Relief

182 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

48.4%

South-facing

9.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 182 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

15 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'300

15 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

23.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.38 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.7 Rp./kWh

23.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektra-Genossenschaft Künten

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

1.67 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

897

Built before 194612.4%

Built since 200133.1%

1.67 %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 66 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 81/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekuenten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'978 #110 AG · #973 CH Families & children21.4% #48 AG · #687 CH Age structure19.7% #98 AG · #1308 CH Women share49.2% #111 AG · #1434 CH Foreign residents20.2% #107 AG · #840 CH Population density404/km² #102 AG · #609 CH Tax burden12'739 #75 AG · #459 CH Taxes104% #74 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #110 AG · #812 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #176 AG · #2025 CH Rainiest municipalities1'097 mm #86 AG · #1125 CH Voter turnout55.9% #75 AG · #951 CH Against Switzerland16% #72 AG · #856 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #86 AG · #598 CH SVP strongholds44.1% #78 AG · #446 CH SP strongholds10.7% #136 AG · #1445 CH Centre strongholds16.5% #43 AG · #727 CH FDP strongholds9.1% #163 AG · #1493 CH GLP strongholds9% #48 AG · #433 CH Green strongholds6.3% #70 AG · #1263 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #123 AG · #1560 CH Highest municipalities426 m #103 AG · #1737 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #81 AG · #1145 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #114 AG · #968 CH Highest peaks532 m #153 AG · #1773 CH Highest-lying municipalities415 m #148 AG · #1931 CH Greatest vertical range182 m #130 AG · #1439 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #122 AG · #1364 CH Solar potential15 GWh #123 AG · #1242 CH Cheapest electricity23.5 Rp./kWh #4 AG · #57 CH Most expensive electricity23.5 Rp./kWh #193 AG · #2050 CH

Postal codes (1)

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5444

Künten

Localities

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Künten5444

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Künten?: The postal code of Künten is 5444.
What is the tax rate in Künten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Künten is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Künten?: A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Künten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Künten have?: Künten has 1'978 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Künten?: Künten has 400 foreign residents, a share of 20.22% (2025).

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