What is the postal code of Safenwil?

The postal code of Safenwil is 5745.

What is the tax rate in Safenwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Safenwil is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Safenwil?

A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Safenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Safenwil have?

Safenwil has 4'629 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Safenwil?

Safenwil has 1'380 foreign residents, a share of 29.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Safenwil

5745

AG CANTON5745

Residents

4'629

Area

6 km²

Population density

773 pop./km²

Elevation

494 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'299 49.7%

Men

2'330 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

943 20.4%

Swiss citizens

3'249 70.2%

Foreign residents

1'380 29.8%

Population density

773 pop./km²

0–19 · 943 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'829 · 61.1%65+ · 857 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 29.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Safenwil

BFS

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.7%

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

64.9% YesNo 35.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

15.4% YesNo 84.6%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

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

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.1% · strongest party

SVP51.1%

SP13.5%

FDP9.8%

Mitte6.8%

EVP5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

115%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 143 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'325 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 139 of 196 in the canton · 632 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:13'325 CHF(~13.3%)

SafenwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Safenwil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'114 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

637 m

Mean elevation

509 m

Relief

208 m

Mean slope

8.7°

Flat share

33.6%

South-facing

5.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 208 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

39.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'700

39 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator AEW Energie 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

2.97 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'158

Built before 194617.7%

Built since 200136.5%

2.97 %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 77 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 33/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesafenwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'629 #50 AG · #478 CH Families & children20.4% #96 AG · #1015 CH Age structure18.5% #130 AG · #1553 CH Women share49.7% #86 AG · #1149 CH Foreign residents29.8% #44 AG · #316 CH Population density773/km² #46 AG · #319 CH Tax burden13'325 #142 AG · #635 CH Taxes115% #143 AG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #161 AG · #995 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #173 AG · #2000 CH Rainiest municipalities1'114 mm #63 AG · #1027 CH Voter turnout46.7% #181 AG · #1952 CH Against Switzerland24% #26 AG · #301 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #142 AG · #1155 CH SVP strongholds51.1% #27 AG · #209 CH SP strongholds13.5% #85 AG · #1111 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #181 AG · #1595 CH FDP strongholds9.8% #147 AG · #1422 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #178 AG · #1330 CH Green strongholds4.6% #143 AG · #1619 CH Largest by area6 km² #95 AG · #1400 CH Highest municipalities494 m #49 AG · #1243 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #33 AG · #834 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #166 AG · #1287 CH Highest peaks637 m #84 AG · #1395 CH Highest-lying municipalities509 m #68 AG · #1389 CH Greatest vertical range208 m #110 AG · #1331 CH Steepest municipalities8.7° #69 AG · #1049 CH Solar potential39 GWh #37 AG · #475 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #145 AG · #1055 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #92 AG · #1093 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5745

Safenwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Safenwil5745

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Safenwil?: The postal code of Safenwil is 5745.
What is the tax rate in Safenwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Safenwil is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Safenwil?: A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Safenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Safenwil have?: Safenwil has 4'629 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Safenwil?: Safenwil has 1'380 foreign residents, a share of 29.81% (2025).

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