What is the postal code of Rothrist?

Rothrist has 2 postal codes: 4802, 4852.

What is the tax rate in Rothrist?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rothrist is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Rothrist?

A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Rothrist on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rothrist have?

Rothrist has 9'979 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rothrist?

Rothrist has 2'639 foreign residents, a share of 26.45% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Rothrist

4802–4852

AG CANTON4802 4852

Residents

9'979

Area

11.9 km²

Population density

842 pop./km²

Elevation

462 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'906 49.2%

Men

5'073 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'208 22.1%

Swiss citizens

7'340 73.6%

Foreign residents

2'639 26.5%

Population density

842 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'208 · 22.1%20–64 · 5'926 · 59.4%65+ · 1'845 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 26.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rothrist

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.6%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.9%

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

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.2% · strongest party

SVP44.2%

SP14.1%

FDP13.0%

Mitte7.5%

GLP5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

110%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 107 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'059 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 107 of 196 in the canton · 551 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:13'059 CHF(~13.1%)

RothristCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rothrist	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.9%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'093 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

502 m

Mean elevation

433 m

Relief

110 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

70.0%

South-facing

5.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 110 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

91.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

114.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'400

92 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

27.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.1 Rp./kWh

27.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator EW Rothrist 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

1.07 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

4'473

Built before 194616.8%

Built since 200132.1%

1.07 %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 75 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 36/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterothrist.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'979 #13 AG · #180 CH Families & children22.1% #33 AG · #526 CH Age structure18.5% #129 AG · #1552 CH Women share49.2% #116 AG · #1439 CH Foreign residents26.5% #61 AG · #474 CH Population density842/km² #42 AG · #277 CH Tax burden13'059 #113 AG · #557 CH Taxes110% #107 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #129 AG · #831 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #66 AG · #1702 CH Rainiest municipalities1'093 mm #93 AG · #1146 CH Voter turnout43.9% #188 AG · #2036 CH Against Switzerland23% #32 AG · #360 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #138 AG · #1102 CH SVP strongholds44.2% #77 AG · #443 CH SP strongholds14.1% #76 AG · #1039 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #171 AG · #1506 CH FDP strongholds13% #68 AG · #1031 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #153 AG · #1133 CH Green strongholds4% #163 AG · #1737 CH Largest by area11.9 km² #26 AG · #829 CH Highest municipalities462 m #74 AG · #1443 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #36 AG · #887 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #162 AG · #1237 CH Highest peaks502 m #166 AG · #1871 CH Highest-lying municipalities433 m #126 AG · #1835 CH Greatest vertical range110 m #178 AG · #1789 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #176 AG · #1781 CH Solar potential92 GWh #6 AG · #103 CH Cheapest electricity27.5 Rp./kWh #81 AG · #773 CH Most expensive electricity27.5 Rp./kWh #115 AG · #1334 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Rothrist4852 Strengelbach4802

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rothrist?: Rothrist has 2 postal codes: 4802, 4852.
What is the tax rate in Rothrist?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rothrist is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Rothrist?: A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Rothrist on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rothrist have?: Rothrist has 9'979 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rothrist?: Rothrist has 2'639 foreign residents, a share of 26.45% (2025).

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