What is the postal code of Schafisheim?

The postal code of Schafisheim is 5503.

What is the tax rate in Schafisheim?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schafisheim is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Schafisheim?

A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Schafisheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schafisheim have?

Schafisheim has 3'131 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schafisheim?

Schafisheim has 694 foreign residents, a share of 22.17% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Schafisheim

5503

AG CANTON5503

Residents

3'131

Area

6.3 km²

Population density

495 pop./km²

Elevation

435 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'524 48.7%

Men

1'607 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

659 21.0%

Swiss citizens

2'437 77.8%

Foreign residents

694 22.2%

Population density

495 pop./km²

0–19 · 659 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'835 · 58.6%65+ · 637 · 20.3%

Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schafisheim

BFS

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

70.5% YesNo 29.5%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.9% · strongest party

SVP40.9%

SP15.7%

FDP11.4%

GLP8.8%

Mitte7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

99%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 53 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'472 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 49 of 196 in the canton · 393 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:12'472 CHF(~12.5%)

SchafisheimCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schafisheim	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.3%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20201'031 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

581 m

Mean elevation

451 m

Relief

219 m

Mean slope

8.2°

Flat share

51.4%

South-facing

8.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 219 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

40.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'900

40 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

25.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

25.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Schafisheim, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.28 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'418

Built before 194618.8%

Built since 200123.7%

0.28 %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 56 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 151/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschafisheim.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'131 #80 AG · #698 CH Families & children21% #72 AG · #819 CH Age structure20.3% #81 AG · #1185 CH Women share48.7% #148 AG · #1652 CH Foreign residents22.2% #86 AG · #703 CH Population density495/km² #84 AG · #509 CH Tax burden12'472 #54 AG · #398 CH Taxes99% #53 AG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #82 AG · #625 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #159 AG · #1943 CH Rainiest municipalities1'031 mm #155 AG · #1485 CH Voter turnout54.6% #100 AG · #1130 CH Against Switzerland16% #77 AG · #861 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #91 AG · #603 CH SVP strongholds40.9% #111 AG · #619 CH SP strongholds15.7% #53 AG · #870 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #170 AG · #1505 CH FDP strongholds11.4% #102 AG · #1219 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #59 AG · #469 CH Green strongholds7% #51 AG · #1103 CH Largest by area6.3 km² #92 AG · #1361 CH Highest municipalities435 m #94 AG · #1666 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #151 AG · #1465 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #50 AG · #659 CH Highest peaks581 m #117 AG · #1612 CH Highest-lying municipalities451 m #108 AG · #1713 CH Greatest vertical range219 m #96 AG · #1276 CH Steepest municipalities8.2° #79 AG · #1093 CH Solar potential40 GWh #35 AG · #459 CH Cheapest electricity25.5 Rp./kWh #21 AG · #428 CH Most expensive electricity25.5 Rp./kWh #176 AG · #1679 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5503

Schafisheim

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schafisheim5503

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schafisheim?: The postal code of Schafisheim is 5503.
What is the tax rate in Schafisheim?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schafisheim is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Schafisheim?: A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Schafisheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schafisheim have?: Schafisheim has 3'131 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schafisheim?: Schafisheim has 694 foreign residents, a share of 22.17% (2025).

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