What is the postal code of Merishausen?

The postal code of Merishausen is 8232.

What is the tax rate in Merishausen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Merishausen is 110% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Merishausen?

A single person without children pays about 13'195 CHF income tax in Merishausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Merishausen have?

Merishausen has 907 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Merishausen?

Merishausen has 133 foreign residents, a share of 14.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Merishausen

8232

SH CANTON8232

Residents

907

Area

17.6 km²

Population density

52 pop./km²

Elevation

533 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

911 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

449 49.5%

Men

458 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

179 19.7%

Swiss citizens

774 85.3%

Foreign residents

133 14.7%

Population density

52 pop./km²

0–19 · 179 · 19.7%20–64 · 528 · 58.2%65+ · 200 · 22.1%

Foreign residents 14.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Merishausen

BFS

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

63.9% YesNo 36.2%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

73.9% YesNo 26.1%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.4%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

75.4% YesNo 24.6%

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

52.0% YesNo 48.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.7% · strongest party

SVP50.7%

FDP15.3%

SP14.6%

GRÜNE5.1%

GLP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

110%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 19 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'195 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 19 of 26 in the canton · 578 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'195 CHF(~13.2%)

MerishausenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Merishausen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	16.9%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.3%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020824 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

911 m

Mean elevation

694 m

Relief

423 m

Mean slope

16.2°

Flat share

16.0%

South-facing

25.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 423 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

9.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

1.28 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

467

Built before 194632.5%

Built since 200128.7%

1.28 %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 85 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 14/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemerishausen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities907 #15 SH · #1519 CH Families & children19.7% #13 SH · #1247 CH Age structure22.1% #18 SH · #841 CH Women share49.5% #15 SH · #1272 CH Foreign residents14.7% #19 SH · #1314 CH Population density52/km² #24 SH · #1766 CH Tax burden13'195 #19 SH · #578 CH Taxes110% #19 SH Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #23 SH · #1511 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #2 SH · #1611 CH Rainiest municipalities824 mm #20 SH · #2036 CH Voter turnout77.3% #4 SH · #4 CH SVP strongholds50.7% #10 SH · #214 CH SP strongholds14.6% #23 SH · #984 CH Centre strongholds2.3% #10 SH · #2034 CH FDP strongholds15.3% #3 SH · #792 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #20 SH · #1264 CH Green strongholds5.1% #5 SH · #1527 CH Largest by area17.6 km² #7 SH · #546 CH Highest municipalities533 m #9 SH · #1061 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #14 SH · #648 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #12 SH · #1451 CH Highest peaks911 m #1 SH · #815 CH Highest-lying municipalities694 m #2 SH · #772 CH Greatest vertical range423 m #5 SH · #786 CH Steepest municipalities16.2° #1 SH · #530 CH Solar potential9 GWh #18 SH · #1596 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #13 SH · #1936 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #12 SH · #169 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8232

Merishausen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Merishausen8232

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Merishausen?: The postal code of Merishausen is 8232.
What is the tax rate in Merishausen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Merishausen is 110% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Merishausen?: A single person without children pays about 13'195 CHF income tax in Merishausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Merishausen have?: Merishausen has 907 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Merishausen?: Merishausen has 133 foreign residents, a share of 14.66% (2025).

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