Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
847 49.5%
Men
863 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
334 19.5%
Swiss citizens
1'484 86.8%
Foreign residents
226 13.2%
Population density
254 pop./km²
0–19 · 334 · 19.5%20–64 · 989 · 57.8%65+ · 387 · 22.6%
Foreign residents 13.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.2%) · 10 births · 17 deaths · net migration +1
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
73.6% YesNo 26.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP42.9% · strongest party
FDP42.9%
SVP35.7%
Mitte20.2%
Übrige1.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier420%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
420%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 18 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'544 CHF(14.5%)
Rank 16 of 20 in the canton · 939 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
100'000 CHF:14'544 CHF(~14.5%)
RehetobelCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rehetobel | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.8% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.5% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.2% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.6% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.2% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.7% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.1% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.1% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.9% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.5% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'206 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'121 m
Mean elevation
901 m
Relief
506 m
Mean slope
16.3°
Flat share
3.0%
South-facing
34.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 506 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
Roof potential
14.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
8'480 kWh/yr
15 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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
29.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.94 %
Second homes
20 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
927
Built before 194658.8%
Built since 200111.4%
1.94 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
588
Workplaces
151
Services share
75 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (8.5%) · Secondary 97 (16.5%) · Tertiary 441 (75.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
24
Organic share
29.2 %
Farmland
393 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'710 #12 AR · #1069 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #17 AR · #1541 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #4 AR · #567 CHJobs per resident0.34 #14 AR · #1099 CHFamilies & children19.5% #15 AR · #1316 CHAge structure22.6% #8 AR · #752 CHWomen share49.5% #11 AR · #1274 CHForeign residents13.2% #12 AR · #1434 CHPopulation density254/km² #10 AR · #876 CHTax burden14'544 #16 AR · #939 CHTaxes420% #18 ARWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #6 AR · #807 CHSunniest municipalities40% #19 AR · #1885 CHRainiest municipalities1'206 mm #16 AR · #682 CHVoter turnout62.1% #5 AR · #413 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #10 AR · #617 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #6 AR · #828 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #18 AR · #926 CHCentre strongholds20.2% #3 AR · #513 CHFDP strongholds42.9% #5 AR · #14 CHLargest by area6.7 km² #15 AR · #1304 CHHighest municipalities953 m #6 AR · #294 CHSecond homes20% #1 AR · #332 CHOrganic farming29.2% #4 AR · #351 CHBest-connected municipalities117 min #10 AR · #1914 CHRemotest municipalities117 min #11 AR · #199 CHHighest peaks1'121 m #8 AR · #656 CHHighest-lying municipalities901 m #10 AR · #507 CHGreatest vertical range506 m #5 AR · #684 CHSteepest municipalities16.3° #5 AR · #525 CHSolar potential15 GWh #14 AR · #1267 CHSolar potential per capita8'480 kWh #11 AR · #1365 CHCheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #13 AR · #1658 CHMost expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #17 AR · #459 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rehetobel?
- Rehetobel has 3 postal codes: 9034, 9037, 9038.
- What is the tax rate in Rehetobel?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rehetobel is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rehetobel?
- A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Rehetobel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rehetobel have?
- Rehetobel has 1'710 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rehetobel?
- Rehetobel has 226 foreign residents, a share of 13.22% (2025).
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