Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.7%) · 2 births · 2 deaths · net migration −2
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 20.1% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.2% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 63.1% Yes
69.7% YesNo 30.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 59.4% Yes
75.9% YesNo 24.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.1% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 18.1% Yes
8.9% YesNo 91.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 45.4% Yes
65.1% YesNo 34.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 42.2% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 70.8% Yes
65.4% YesNo 34.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 48.5% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP68.4% · strongest party
SVP68.4%
FDP21.5%
Mitte9.1%
Übrige1.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier420%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
420%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 16 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
5.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
7.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'200
Per inhabitant
9'554 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
27.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.34 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.31 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
14.8 %
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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
186
Workplaces
45
Services share
59.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 40 (21.5%) · Secondary 35 (18.8%) · Tertiary 111 (59.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
13.3 %
Farmland
338 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities561 #20 AR · #1748 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #10 AR · #956 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #11 AR · #1151 CHJobs per resident0.33 #15 AR · #1135 CHFamilies & children23.2% #4 AR · #278 CHAge structure21% #17 AR · #1046 CHWomen share46.5% #20 AR · #2036 CHForeign residents4.6% #20 AR · #2028 CHPopulation density108/km² #17 AR · #1427 CHTax burden14'544 #17 AR · #940 CHTaxes420% #16 ARWarmest municipalities7.7 °C #20 AR · #1752 CHSunniest municipalities42.5% #1 AR · #1058 CHRainiest municipalities1'619 mm #1 AR · #164 CHVoter turnout58.7% #10 AR · #734 CHSVP strongholds68.4% #3 AR · #15 CHCentre strongholds9.1% #17 AR · #1289 CHFDP strongholds21.5% #18 AR · #365 CHLargest by area5.2 km² #17 AR · #1522 CHHighest municipalities970 m #3 AR · #279 CHSecond homes14.8% #13 AR · #589 CHOrganic farming13.3% #12 AR · #992 CHBest-connected municipalities119 min #11 AR · #1922 CHRemotest municipalities119 min #10 AR · #188 CHHighest peaks1'263 m #3 AR · #572 CHHighest-lying municipalities961 m #5 AR · #449 CHGreatest vertical range473 m #8 AR · #718 CHSteepest municipalities13.8° #10 AR · #636 CHSolar potential5 GWh #20 AR · #1880 CHSolar potential per capita9'554 kWh #6 AR · #1151 CHCheapest electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #1 AR · #1226 CHMost expensive electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #20 AR · #881 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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