Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
641 47.8%
Men
699 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
251 18.7%
Swiss citizens
1'059 79.0%
Foreign residents
281 21.0%
Population density
596 pop./km²
0–19 · 251 · 18.7%20–64 · 790 · 59.0%65+ · 299 · 22.3%
Foreign residents 21.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +19 (+1.4%) · 15 births · 6 deaths · net migration +7
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 Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
21.2% YesNo 78.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
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 Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
16.8% YesNo 83.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
92.3% YesNo 7.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
85.8% YesNo 14.2%
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 Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
97.8% YesNo 2.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.5% · strongest party
SVP50.5%
FDP30.1%
Mitte17.8%
Übrige1.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier350%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
350%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 4 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'345 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 4 of 20 in the canton · 651 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:13'345 CHF(~13.3%)
LutzenbergCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lutzenberg | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.9% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'134 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
792 m
Mean elevation
582 m
Relief
365 m
Mean slope
16.6°
Flat share
3.1%
South-facing
8.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 365 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
8.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
6'015 kWh/yr
8 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
1.73 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
752
Built before 194641.8%
Built since 200116.6%
1.73 %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
313
Workplaces
113
Services share
77.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 32 (10.2%) · Secondary 39 (12.5%) · Tertiary 242 (77.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
171 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 municipalities1'340 #15 AR · #1255 CHGrowing municipalities1.4% #6 AR · #566 CHShrinking municipalities1.4% #15 AR · #1541 CHJobs per resident0.23 #20 AR · #1637 CHFamilies & children18.7% #18 AR · #1529 CHAge structure22.3% #11 AR · #806 CHWomen share47.8% #16 AR · #1907 CHForeign residents21% #5 AR · #782 CHPopulation density596/km² #2 AR · #431 CHTax burden13'345 #4 AR · #651 CHTaxes350% #4 ARWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 AR · #337 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #13 AR · #1612 CHRainiest municipalities1'134 mm #19 AR · #902 CHVoter turnout59.8% #7 AR · #609 CHAgainst Switzerland26.7% #5 AR · #150 CHAligned with Switzerland73.3% #11 AR · #1307 CHSVP strongholds50.5% #13 AR · #223 CHCentre strongholds17.8% #5 AR · #655 CHFDP strongholds30.1% #11 AR · #88 CHLargest by area2.3 km² #20 AR · #1971 CHHighest municipalities523 m #20 AR · #1108 CHSecond homes14.6% #15 AR · #621 CHOrganic farming28.6% #5 AR · #361 CHBest-connected municipalities124 min #14 AR · #1952 CHRemotest municipalities124 min #7 AR · #151 CHHighest peaks792 m #20 AR · #1005 CHHighest-lying municipalities582 m #20 AR · #1080 CHGreatest vertical range365 m #17 AR · #875 CHSteepest municipalities16.6° #4 AR · #507 CHSolar potential8 GWh #17 AR · #1693 CHSolar potential per capita6'015 kWh #18 AR · #1835 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #12 AR · #1657 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #16 AR · #458 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lutzenberg?
- Lutzenberg has 3 postal codes: 9405, 9426, 9427.
- What is the tax rate in Lutzenberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lutzenberg is 350% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lutzenberg?
- A single person without children pays about 13'345 CHF income tax in Lutzenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lutzenberg have?
- Lutzenberg has 1'340 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lutzenberg?
- Lutzenberg has 281 foreign residents, a share of 20.97% (2025).
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