What is the postal code of Murgenthal?

Murgenthal has 4 postal codes: 4853, 4856, 4914, 4915.

What is the tax rate in Murgenthal?

The municipal tax multiplier of Murgenthal is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Murgenthal?

A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Murgenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Murgenthal have?

Murgenthal has 3'188 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Murgenthal?

Murgenthal has 744 foreign residents, a share of 23.34% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Murgenthal

4853–4915

AG CANTON4853 4856 4914 4915

Residents

3'188

Area

18.6 km²

Population density

171 pop./km²

Elevation

412 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

118%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'512 47.4%

Men

1'676 52.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

602 18.9%

Swiss citizens

2'444 76.7%

Foreign residents

744 23.3%

Population density

171 pop./km²

0–19 · 602 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'929 · 60.5%65+ · 657 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Murgenthal

BFS

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

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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

66.1% YesNo 34.0%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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

71.5% YesNo 28.5%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.8% · strongest party

SVP51.8%

SP11.1%

FDP10.8%

Mitte6.4%

GLP5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier118%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

118%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 161 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'485 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 158 of 196 in the canton · 688 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:13'485 CHF(~13.5%)

MurgenthalCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Murgenthal	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.9%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

570 m

Mean elevation

481 m

Relief

171 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

55.2%

South-facing

10.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 171 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

30.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

30 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

39.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

17 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

17.1 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.69 Rp./kWh

39.65 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Murgenthal, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

4.18 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'508

Built before 194641.2%

Built since 200117.2%

4.18 %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 64 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 93/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemurgenthal.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'188 #79 AG · #689 CH Families & children18.9% #150 AG · #1481 CH Age structure20.6% #70 AG · #1126 CH Women share47.4% #185 AG · #1965 CH Foreign residents23.3% #74 AG · #632 CH Population density171/km² #168 AG · #1126 CH Tax burden13'485 #163 AG · #693 CH Taxes118% #161 AG Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #175 AG · #1075 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #129 AG · #1846 CH Rainiest municipalities1'113 mm #67 AG · #1035 CH Voter turnout48.8% #164 AG · #1794 CH Against Switzerland27% #14 AG · #165 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #153 AG · #1293 CH SVP strongholds51.8% #25 AG · #194 CH SP strongholds11.1% #130 AG · #1400 CH Centre strongholds6.4% #183 AG · #1642 CH FDP strongholds10.8% #123 AG · #1290 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #152 AG · #1132 CH Green strongholds5% #124 AG · #1546 CH Largest by area18.6 km² #6 AG · #518 CH Highest municipalities412 m #123 AG · #1833 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #93 AG · #1207 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #106 AG · #914 CH Highest peaks570 m #126 AG · #1648 CH Highest-lying municipalities481 m #87 AG · #1521 CH Greatest vertical range171 m #138 AG · #1483 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #129 AG · #1430 CH Solar potential30 GWh #62 AG · #667 CH Cheapest electricity39.65 Rp./kWh #196 AG · #2102 CH Most expensive electricity39.65 Rp./kWh #1 AG · #5 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Glashütten4856 Murgenthal4853 Riken AG4853 Roggwil BE4914 St. Urban4915

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Murgenthal?: Murgenthal has 4 postal codes: 4853, 4856, 4914, 4915.
What is the tax rate in Murgenthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Murgenthal is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Murgenthal?: A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Murgenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Murgenthal have?: Murgenthal has 3'188 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Murgenthal?: Murgenthal has 744 foreign residents, a share of 23.34% (2025).

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