What is the postal code of Riniken?

The postal code of Riniken is 5223.

What is the tax rate in Riniken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Riniken is 122% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Riniken?

A single person without children pays about 13'699 CHF income tax in Riniken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 179 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Riniken have?

Riniken has 1'594 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Riniken?

Riniken has 363 foreign residents, a share of 22.77% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Riniken

5223

AG CANTON5223

Residents

1'594

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

335 pop./km²

Elevation

392 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

122%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

796 49.9%

Men

798 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

369 23.1%

Swiss citizens

1'231 77.2%

Foreign residents

363 22.8%

Population density

335 pop./km²

0–19 · 369 · 23.1%20–64 · 870 · 54.6%65+ · 355 · 22.3%

Foreign residents 22.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Riniken

BFS

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

21.4% YesNo 78.6%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

78.1% YesNo 22.0%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.3% · strongest party

SVP33.3%

SP16.5%

FDP13.8%

Mitte10.1%

GRÜNE8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier122%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

122%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 181 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'699 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 179 of 196 in the canton · 760 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:13'699 CHF(~13.7%)

RinikenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Riniken	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.5%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.5%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.5%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	17%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.7%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.8%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.1%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.2%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	24.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.9%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020968 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

515 m

Mean elevation

426 m

Relief

145 m

Mean slope

6.9°

Flat share

53.2%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 145 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

9.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

10 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

27.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.77 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.46 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Riniken (EGR)

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

4.3

Dwellings

704

Built before 194613.5%

Built since 200116.2%

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 55 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 155/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteriniken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'594 #131 AG · #1125 CH Families & children23.1% #9 AG · #295 CH Age structure22.3% #42 AG · #809 CH Women share49.9% #68 AG · #1024 CH Foreign residents22.8% #79 AG · #668 CH Population density335/km² #113 AG · #710 CH Tax burden13'699 #183 AG · #764 CH Taxes122% #181 AG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #75 AG · #618 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #143 AG · #1900 CH Rainiest municipalities968 mm #191 AG · #1768 CH Voter turnout57% #65 AG · #806 CH Against Switzerland10% #129 AG · #1243 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #34 AG · #254 CH SVP strongholds33.3% #165 AG · #1086 CH SP strongholds16.5% #42 AG · #782 CH Centre strongholds10.1% #122 AG · #1189 CH FDP strongholds13.8% #52 AG · #949 CH GLP strongholds8% #73 AG · #583 CH Green strongholds8.4% #21 AG · #807 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #129 AG · #1577 CH Highest municipalities392 m #145 AG · #1926 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #155 AG · #1492 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #40 AG · #627 CH Highest peaks515 m #162 AG · #1827 CH Highest-lying municipalities426 m #139 AG · #1883 CH Greatest vertical range145 m #153 AG · #1614 CH Steepest municipalities6.9° #104 AG · #1257 CH Solar potential10 GWh #166 AG · #1586 CH Cheapest electricity27.27 Rp./kWh #74 AG · #632 CH Most expensive electricity27.27 Rp./kWh #123 AG · #1475 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5223

Riniken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Riniken5223

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Riniken?: The postal code of Riniken is 5223.
What is the tax rate in Riniken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Riniken is 122% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Riniken?: A single person without children pays about 13'699 CHF income tax in Riniken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 179 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Riniken have?: Riniken has 1'594 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Riniken?: Riniken has 363 foreign residents, a share of 22.77% (2025).

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