What is the postal code of Rothenthurm?

The postal code of Rothenthurm is 6418.

What is the tax rate in Rothenthurm?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rothenthurm is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Rothenthurm?

A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Rothenthurm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rothenthurm have?

Rothenthurm has 2'604 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rothenthurm?

Rothenthurm has 462 foreign residents, a share of 17.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Rothenthurm

6418

SZ CANTON6418

Residents

2'604

Area

22.8 km²

Population density

114 pop./km²

Elevation

925 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'547 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

155%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'259 48.3%

Men

1'345 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

594 22.8%

Swiss citizens

2'142 82.3%

Foreign residents

462 17.7%

Population density

114 pop./km²

0–19 · 594 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'630 · 62.6%65+ · 380 · 14.6%

Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rothenthurm

BFS

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

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

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

83.2% YesNo 16.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

8.0% YesNo 92.0%

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

6.1% YesNo 93.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP52.1% · strongest party

SVP52.1%

Mitte16.1%

Übrige14.1%

FDP10.9%

SP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

155%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 17 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'665 CHF(7.7%)

Rank 14 of 30 in the canton · 25 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'665 CHF(~7.7%)

RothenthurmCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rothenthurm	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.5%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.9%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.9%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.7%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.3%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.9%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.7%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.3%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.9%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.4%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.9%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.4%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.5%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.5%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.4%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.4%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'785 mm

7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'547 m

Mean elevation

1'109 m

Relief

672 m

Mean slope

15°

Flat share

18.9%

South-facing

8.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 672 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

24.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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

27.76 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

27.76 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EWS 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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'214

Built before 194614.7%

Built since 200130.1%

0.41 %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 84 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 11/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterothenthurm.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'604 #18 SZ · #817 CH Families & children22.8% #3 SZ · #348 CH Age structure14.6% #30 SZ · #2012 CH Women share48.3% #16 SZ · #1772 CH Foreign residents17.7% #17 SZ · #1064 CH Population density114/km² #20 SZ · #1392 CH Tax burden7'665 #16 SZ · #27 CH Taxes155% #17 SZ Warmest municipalities7.2 °C #22 SZ · #1830 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #22 SZ · #926 CH Rainiest municipalities1'785 mm #11 SZ · #83 CH Voter turnout62% #11 SZ · #321 CH Against Switzerland37% #4 SZ · #7 CH Aligned with Switzerland63% #21 SZ · #1451 CH SVP strongholds52.1% #6 SZ · #183 CH SP strongholds4.5% #26 SZ · #1952 CH Centre strongholds16.1% #13 SZ · #750 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #23 SZ · #1277 CH GLP strongholds0.6% #26 SZ · #1973 CH Green strongholds1.1% #24 SZ · #2004 CH Largest by area22.8 km² #15 SZ · #418 CH Highest municipalities925 m #8 SZ · #315 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #11 SZ · #672 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #20 SZ · #1430 CH Highest peaks1'547 m #19 SZ · #449 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'109 m #9 SZ · #346 CH Greatest vertical range672 m #25 SZ · #572 CH Steepest municipalities15° #19 SZ · #580 CH Solar potential24 GWh #18 SZ · #862 CH Cheapest electricity27.76 Rp./kWh #15 SZ · #995 CH Most expensive electricity27.76 Rp./kWh #16 SZ · #1112 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6418

Rothenthurm

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rothenthurm6418

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rothenthurm?: The postal code of Rothenthurm is 6418.
What is the tax rate in Rothenthurm?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rothenthurm is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Rothenthurm?: A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Rothenthurm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rothenthurm have?: Rothenthurm has 2'604 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rothenthurm?: Rothenthurm has 462 foreign residents, a share of 17.74% (2025).

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