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).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Rehetobel

9034–9038

AR CANTON9034 9037 9038

Residents

1'710

Area

6.7 km²

Population density

254 pop./km²

Elevation

953 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

420%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Rehetobel

BFS

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

73.6% YesNo 26.5%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP42.9% · strongest party

FDP42.9%

SVP35.7%

Mitte20.2%

Übrige1.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier420%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

420%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 18 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

14.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.74 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.74 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.94 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 117 min · Car 79 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 11/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterehetobel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'710 #12 AR · #1069 CH Families & children19.5% #15 AR · #1316 CH Age structure22.6% #8 AR · #752 CH Women share49.5% #11 AR · #1274 CH Foreign residents13.2% #12 AR · #1434 CH Population density254/km² #10 AR · #876 CH Tax burden14'544 #16 AR · #939 CH Taxes420% #18 AR Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #6 AR · #807 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #19 AR · #1885 CH Rainiest municipalities1'206 mm #16 AR · #682 CH Voter turnout60.9% #6 AR · #405 CH Against Switzerland19% #10 AR · #616 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #6 AR · #829 CH SVP strongholds35.7% #18 AR · #922 CH Centre strongholds20.2% #3 AR · #512 CH FDP strongholds42.9% #5 AR · #14 CH Largest by area6.7 km² #15 AR · #1304 CH Highest municipalities953 m #6 AR · #294 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #11 AR · #199 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #10 AR · #1914 CH Highest peaks1'121 m #8 AR · #656 CH Highest-lying municipalities901 m #10 AR · #507 CH Greatest vertical range506 m #5 AR · #684 CH Steepest municipalities16.3° #5 AR · #525 CH Solar potential15 GWh #14 AR · #1267 CH Cheapest electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #13 AR · #1234 CH Most expensive electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #18 AR · #882 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Eggersriet9034 Rehetobel9038 Speicherschwendi9037

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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