What is the postal code of Muhen?

The postal code of Muhen is 5037.

What is the tax rate in Muhen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Muhen is 112% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Muhen?

A single person without children pays about 13'165 CHF income tax in Muhen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Muhen have?

Muhen has 4'099 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Muhen?

Muhen has 639 foreign residents, a share of 15.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Muhen

5037

AG CANTON5037

Residents

4'099

Area

7 km²

Population density

583 pop./km²

Elevation

467 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'045 49.9%

Men

2'054 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

854 20.8%

Swiss citizens

3'460 84.4%

Foreign residents

639 15.6%

Population density

583 pop./km²

0–19 · 854 · 20.8%20–64 · 2'284 · 55.7%65+ · 961 · 23.4%

Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Muhen

BFS

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

71.1% YesNo 28.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

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

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.7% · strongest party

SVP45.7%

FDP15.2%

SP11.9%

Mitte8.5%

GLP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

112%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 120 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'165 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 119 of 196 in the canton · 572 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:13'165 CHF(~13.2%)

MuhenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Muhen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.3%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.4%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'134 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

636 m

Mean elevation

488 m

Relief

216 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

39.6%

South-facing

18.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 216 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

32 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'100

32 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

32.26 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.53 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.1 Rp./kWh

32.26 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Muhen, Elektrizitaetsversorgung

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

2.67 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'876

Built before 194620.3%

Built since 200130.6%

2.67 %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 63 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 95/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemuhen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'099 #61 AG · #544 CH Families & children20.8% #78 AG · #883 CH Age structure23.4% #23 AG · #598 CH Women share49.9% #65 AG · #1021 CH Foreign residents15.6% #151 AG · #1231 CH Population density583/km² #70 AG · #442 CH Tax burden13'165 #119 AG · #572 CH Taxes112% #120 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #91 AG · #720 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #133 AG · #1890 CH Rainiest municipalities1'134 mm #23 AG · #903 CH Voter turnout54.4% #103 AG · #1157 CH Against Switzerland18% #54 AG · #700 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #104 AG · #749 CH SVP strongholds45.7% #64 AG · #367 CH SP strongholds11.9% #113 AG · #1299 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #147 AG · #1369 CH FDP strongholds15.2% #31 AG · #807 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #129 AG · #952 CH Green strongholds3.5% #175 AG · #1808 CH Largest by area7 km² #82 AG · #1264 CH Highest municipalities467 m #68 AG · #1407 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #95 AG · #1236 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #95 AG · #883 CH Highest peaks636 m #85 AG · #1400 CH Highest-lying municipalities488 m #82 AG · #1494 CH Greatest vertical range216 m #100 AG · #1287 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #59 AG · #998 CH Solar potential32 GWh #56 AG · #628 CH Cheapest electricity32.26 Rp./kWh #193 AG · #1953 CH Most expensive electricity32.26 Rp./kWh #4 AG · #154 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5037

Muhen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Muhen5037

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Muhen?: The postal code of Muhen is 5037.
What is the tax rate in Muhen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Muhen is 112% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Muhen?: A single person without children pays about 13'165 CHF income tax in Muhen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Muhen have?: Muhen has 4'099 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Muhen?: Muhen has 639 foreign residents, a share of 15.59% (2025).

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