What is the postal code of Schönengrund?

Schönengrund has 2 postal codes: 9105, 9107.

What is the tax rate in Schönengrund?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schönengrund is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Schönengrund?

A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Schönengrund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schönengrund have?

Schönengrund has 561 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schönengrund?

Schönengrund has 26 foreign residents, a share of 4.63% (2025).

Schönengrund (AR): Postal Codes 9105–9107, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

261 46.5%

Men

300 53.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

130 23.2%

Swiss citizens

535 95.4%

Foreign residents

26 4.6%

Population density

108 pop./km²

0–19 · 130 · 23.2%20–64 · 313 · 55.8%65+ · 118 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 4.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schönengrund

BFS

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

75.9% YesNo 24.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

8.9% YesNo 91.1%

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

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

65.4% YesNo 34.7%

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP68.4% · strongest party

SVP68.4%

FDP21.5%

Mitte9.1%

Übrige1.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier420%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

420%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 16 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'544 CHF(14.5%)

Rank 16 of 20 in the canton · 939 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'544 CHF(~14.5%)

SchönengrundCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schönengrund	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.8%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	14.5%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.2%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.9%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	18.2%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.7%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	22.1%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	23.1%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	23.9%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.5%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'619 mm

7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'263 m

Mean elevation

961 m

Relief

473 m

Mean slope

13.8°

Flat share

10.4%

South-facing

3.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 473 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

5.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

29.47 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.24 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.47 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Hydrantenkorporation & Elektraversorgung Schönengrund

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

4.2

Dwellings

299

Built before 194659.9%

Built since 200110.4%

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 119 min · Car 83 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 10/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschoenengrund.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

26

Largest municipalities561 #20 AR · #1748 CH Families & children23.2% #4 AR · #278 CH Age structure21% #17 AR · #1046 CH Women share46.5% #20 AR · #2036 CH Foreign residents4.6% #20 AR · #2028 CH Population density108/km² #17 AR · #1427 CH Tax burden14'544 #17 AR · #940 CH Taxes420% #16 AR Warmest municipalities7.7 °C #20 AR · #1752 CH Sunniest municipalities42.5% #1 AR · #1058 CH Rainiest municipalities1'619 mm #1 AR · #164 CH Voter turnout58.2% #9 AR · #670 CH SVP strongholds68.4% #3 AR · #15 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #17 AR · #1286 CH FDP strongholds21.5% #18 AR · #364 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #17 AR · #1522 CH Highest municipalities970 m #3 AR · #279 CH Remotest municipalities119 min #10 AR · #188 CH Best-connected municipalities119 min #11 AR · #1922 CH Highest peaks1'263 m #3 AR · #572 CH Highest-lying municipalities961 m #5 AR · #449 CH Greatest vertical range473 m #8 AR · #718 CH Steepest municipalities13.8° #10 AR · #636 CH Solar potential5 GWh #20 AR · #1880 CH Cheapest electricity29.47 Rp./kWh #17 AR · #1416 CH Most expensive electricity29.47 Rp./kWh #4 AR · #691 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Schönengrund9105 Urnäsch9107

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schönengrund?: Schönengrund has 2 postal codes: 9105, 9107.
What is the tax rate in Schönengrund?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schönengrund is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Schönengrund?: A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Schönengrund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schönengrund have?: Schönengrund has 561 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schönengrund?: Schönengrund has 26 foreign residents, a share of 4.63% (2025).

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