What is the postal code of Magden?

Magden has 2 postal codes: 4305, 4312.

What is the tax rate in Magden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Magden is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Magden?

A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Magden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Magden have?

Magden has 3'903 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Magden?

Magden has 612 foreign residents, a share of 15.68% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Magden

4305–4312

AG CANTON4305 4312

Residents

3'903

Area

11 km²

Population density

354 pop./km²

Elevation

422 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

95%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'990 51.0%

Men

1'913 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

809 20.7%

Swiss citizens

3'291 84.3%

Foreign residents

612 15.7%

Population density

354 pop./km²

0–19 · 809 · 20.7%20–64 · 2'184 · 56.0%65+ · 910 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 15.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Magden

BFS

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

75.5% YesNo 24.5%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.0% · strongest party

SVP33.0%

SP17.5%

FDP14.1%

Mitte12.1%

GLP10.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier95%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

95%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 30 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'259 CHF(12.3%)

Rank 30 of 196 in the canton · 344 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:12'259 CHF(~12.3%)

MagdenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Magden	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.1%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	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 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020946 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

608 m

Mean elevation

413 m

Relief

302 m

Mean slope

11.2°

Flat share

18.3%

South-facing

17.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 302 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

26 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator AEW Energie 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

0.91 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

1'758

Built before 194612.5%

Built since 200129.7%

0.91 %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 50 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 178/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemagden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'903 #64 AG · #573 CH Families & children20.7% #82 AG · #918 CH Age structure23.3% #25 AG · #619 CH Women share51% #9 AG · #400 CH Foreign residents15.7% #149 AG · #1222 CH Population density354/km² #111 AG · #679 CH Tax burden12'259 #31 AG · #345 CH Taxes95% #30 AG Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #10 AG · #188 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #6 AG · #1257 CH Rainiest municipalities946 mm #194 AG · #1831 CH Voter turnout61.4% #16 AG · #371 CH Against Switzerland9% #143 AG · #1299 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #28 AG · #198 CH SVP strongholds33% #167 AG · #1099 CH SP strongholds17.5% #33 AG · #682 CH Centre strongholds12.1% #95 AG · #1026 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #48 AG · #920 CH GLP strongholds10.7% #19 AG · #239 CH Green strongholds7.2% #44 AG · #1053 CH Largest by area11 km² #37 AG · #897 CH Highest municipalities422 m #108 AG · #1765 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #178 AG · #1644 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #21 AG · #476 CH Highest peaks608 m #100 AG · #1505 CH Highest-lying municipalities413 m #153 AG · #1939 CH Greatest vertical range302 m #41 AG · #990 CH Steepest municipalities11.2° #30 AG · #837 CH Solar potential26 GWh #81 AG · #803 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #135 AG · #1045 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #82 AG · #1083 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Magden4312 Olsberg4305

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Magden?: Magden has 2 postal codes: 4305, 4312.
What is the tax rate in Magden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Magden is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Magden?: A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Magden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Magden have?: Magden has 3'903 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Magden?: Magden has 612 foreign residents, a share of 15.68% (2025).

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