What is the postal code of Schöftland?

The postal code of Schöftland is 5040.

What is the tax rate in Schöftland?

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

How much tax do you pay in Schöftland?

A single person without children pays about 12'685 CHF income tax in Schöftland on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schöftland have?

Schöftland has 4'658 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schöftland?

Schöftland has 931 foreign residents, a share of 19.99% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Schöftland

5040

AG CANTON5040

Residents

4'658

Area

6.3 km²

Population density

742 pop./km²

Elevation

466 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

103%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'384 51.2%

Men

2'274 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

857 18.4%

Swiss citizens

3'727 80.0%

Foreign residents

931 20.0%

Population density

742 pop./km²

0–19 · 857 · 18.4%20–64 · 2'661 · 57.1%65+ · 1'140 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schöftland

BFS

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

69.8% YesNo 30.2%

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 51.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.0% · strongest party

SVP41.0%

SP13.1%

FDP13.0%

Mitte8.6%

EVP8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier103%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

103%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 69 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'685 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 67 of 196 in the canton · 434 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:12'685 CHF(~12.7%)

SchöftlandCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schöftland	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.8%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.4%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–20201'128 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

648 m

Mean elevation

503 m

Relief

205 m

Mean slope

9.9°

Flat share

41.9%

South-facing

14.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 205 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

31.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'100

32 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

27.38 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3 Rp./kWh

27.38 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Schöftland, 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

2.86 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'305

Built before 194618.6%

Built since 200140.9%

2.86 %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 72 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 46/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschoeftland.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'658 #48 AG · #475 CH Families & children18.4% #163 AG · #1599 CH Age structure24.5% #18 AG · #462 CH Women share51.2% #6 AG · #320 CH Foreign residents20% #115 AG · #870 CH Population density742/km² #48 AG · #332 CH Tax burden12'685 #70 AG · #437 CH Taxes103% #69 AG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #158 AG · #992 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #117 AG · #1834 CH Rainiest municipalities1'128 mm #32 AG · #935 CH Voter turnout53.3% #116 AG · #1309 CH Against Switzerland18% #57 AG · #703 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #107 AG · #752 CH SVP strongholds41% #110 AG · #615 CH SP strongholds13.1% #94 AG · #1154 CH Centre strongholds8.6% #145 AG · #1358 CH FDP strongholds13% #67 AG · #1030 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #162 AG · #1222 CH Green strongholds5.9% #84 AG · #1349 CH Largest by area6.3 km² #90 AG · #1359 CH Highest municipalities466 m #69 AG · #1410 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #46 AG · #966 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #149 AG · #1155 CH Highest peaks648 m #77 AG · #1368 CH Highest-lying municipalities503 m #71 AG · #1413 CH Greatest vertical range205 m #111 AG · #1341 CH Steepest municipalities9.9° #46 AG · #935 CH Solar potential32 GWh #57 AG · #630 CH Cheapest electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #79 AG · #768 CH Most expensive electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #118 AG · #1340 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5040

Schöftland

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schöftland5040

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schöftland?: The postal code of Schöftland is 5040.
What is the tax rate in Schöftland?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schöftland is 103% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Schöftland?: A single person without children pays about 12'685 CHF income tax in Schöftland on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schöftland have?: Schöftland has 4'658 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schöftland?: Schöftland has 931 foreign residents, a share of 19.99% (2025).

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