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).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Lutzenberg

9405–9427

AR CANTON9405 9426 9427

Residents

1'340

Area

2.3 km²

Population density

596 pop./km²

Elevation

523 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

792 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

350%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Lutzenberg

BFS

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

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

16.8% YesNo 83.2%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

92.3% YesNo 7.7%

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

85.8% YesNo 14.2%

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

97.8% YesNo 2.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

11.9% YesNo 88.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.4% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.5% · strongest party

SVP50.5%

FDP30.1%

Mitte17.8%

Übrige1.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier350%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

350%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 4 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

8.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.74 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.74 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.73 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 124 min · Car 84 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 7/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelutzenberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'340 #15 AR · #1255 CH Families & children18.7% #18 AR · #1529 CH Age structure22.3% #11 AR · #806 CH Women share47.8% #16 AR · #1907 CH Foreign residents21% #5 AR · #782 CH Population density596/km² #2 AR · #431 CH Tax burden13'345 #4 AR · #651 CH Taxes350% #4 AR Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 AR · #337 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #13 AR · #1612 CH Rainiest municipalities1'134 mm #19 AR · #902 CH Voter turnout58.6% #8 AR · #617 CH Against Switzerland27.3% #5 AR · #144 CH Aligned with Switzerland72.7% #11 AR · #1313 CH SVP strongholds50.5% #13 AR · #223 CH Centre strongholds17.8% #5 AR · #651 CH FDP strongholds30.1% #11 AR · #87 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #20 AR · #1971 CH Highest municipalities523 m #20 AR · #1108 CH Remotest municipalities124 min #7 AR · #151 CH Best-connected municipalities124 min #14 AR · #1952 CH Highest peaks792 m #20 AR · #1005 CH Highest-lying municipalities582 m #20 AR · #1080 CH Greatest vertical range365 m #17 AR · #875 CH Steepest municipalities16.6° #4 AR · #507 CH Solar potential8 GWh #17 AR · #1693 CH Cheapest electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #12 AR · #1233 CH Most expensive electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #17 AR · #881 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Lutzenberg9426 Wienacht-Tobel9405 Wolfhalden9427

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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