What is the postal code of Rüfenach?

Rüfenach has 2 postal codes: 5200, 5235.

What is the tax rate in Rüfenach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüfenach is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüfenach?

A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Rüfenach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüfenach have?

Rüfenach has 869 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüfenach?

Rüfenach has 126 foreign residents, a share of 14.5% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Rüfenach

5200–5235

AG CANTON5200 5235

Residents

869

Area

4.2 km²

Population density

208 pop./km²

Elevation

378 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

123%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

410 47.2%

Men

459 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

166 19.1%

Swiss citizens

743 85.5%

Foreign residents

126 14.5%

Population density

208 pop./km²

0–19 · 166 · 19.1%20–64 · 513 · 59.0%65+ · 190 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 14.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rüfenach

BFS

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.2%

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

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

20.9% YesNo 79.1%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

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

76.1% YesNo 23.9%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.7% · strongest party

SVP41.7%

SP13.9%

FDP10.7%

Mitte10.3%

GLP7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier123%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

123%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 187 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'752 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 185 of 196 in the canton · 777 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:13'752 CHF(~13.8%)

RüfenachCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüfenach	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	9.2%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	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	13.8%	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	16.3%	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	23.3%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	24.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	25%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'001 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

522 m

Mean elevation

407 m

Relief

184 m

Mean slope

6.4°

Flat share

55.9%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 184 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

12.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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 range H4

26.82–27.89 Rp./kWh

27.36 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators IBB Strom AG · AEW Energie AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

385

Built before 194618.4%

Built since 200126.0%

0 %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 61 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 112/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteruefenach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities869 #175 AG · #1542 CH Families & children19.1% #143 AG · #1429 CH Age structure21.9% #45 AG · #878 CH Women share47.2% #186 AG · #1991 CH Foreign residents14.5% #162 AG · #1331 CH Population density208/km² #153 AG · #1002 CH Tax burden13'752 #187 AG · #779 CH Taxes123% #187 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #40 AG · #426 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #163 AG · #1973 CH Rainiest municipalities1'001 mm #179 AG · #1612 CH Voter turnout59.5% #32 AG · #529 CH SVP strongholds41.7% #106 AG · #581 CH SP strongholds13.9% #79 AG · #1063 CH Centre strongholds10.3% #120 AG · #1174 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #125 AG · #1298 CH GLP strongholds7.7% #83 AG · #628 CH Green strongholds7.5% #34 AG · #980 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #145 AG · #1683 CH Highest municipalities378 m #160 AG · #1971 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #112 AG · #1306 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #85 AG · #824 CH Highest peaks522 m #159 AG · #1807 CH Highest-lying municipalities407 m #161 AG · #1958 CH Greatest vertical range184 m #129 AG · #1433 CH Steepest municipalities6.4° #120 AG · #1338 CH Solar potential13 GWh #141 AG · #1367 CH Cheapest electricity27.36 Rp./kWh #77 AG · #763 CH Most expensive electricity27.36 Rp./kWh #119 AG · #1343 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Brugg AG5200 Rüfenach AG5235

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüfenach?: Rüfenach has 2 postal codes: 5200, 5235.
What is the tax rate in Rüfenach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüfenach is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüfenach?: A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Rüfenach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüfenach have?: Rüfenach has 869 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüfenach?: Rüfenach has 126 foreign residents, a share of 14.5% (2025).

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