What is the postal code of Schwende-Rüte?

Schwende-Rüte has 6 postal codes: 9050, 9057, 9058, 9107, 9108, 9467.

What is the tax rate in Schwende-Rüte?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwende-Rüte is 81% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwende-Rüte?

A single person without children pays about 11'707 CHF income tax in Schwende-Rüte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwende-Rüte have?

Schwende-Rüte has 6'194 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwende-Rüte?

Schwende-Rüte has 554 foreign residents, a share of 8.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AI

Schwende-Rüte

9050–9467

AI CANTON9050 9057 9058 9107+2 PLZ

Residents

6'194

Area

98.3 km²

Population density

63 pop./km²

Elevation

1'256 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'500 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

81%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'017 48.7%

Men

3'177 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'328 21.4%

Swiss citizens

5'640 91.1%

Foreign residents

554 8.9%

Population density

63 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'328 · 21.4%20–64 · 3'614 · 58.3%65+ · 1'252 · 20.2%

Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schwende-Rüte

BFS

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

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

15.0% YesNo 85.1%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

75.6% YesNo 24.4%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

7.7% YesNo 92.3%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte86.9% · strongest party

Mitte86.9%

Übrige10.6%

SVP2.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier81%

Cantonal tax multiplier96%

81%AI range 56%96%

Tax rank 3 of 5 in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'707 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 3 of 5 in the canton · 255 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'707 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Appenzell 10'294 CHF · most expensive Oberegg 12'555 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'707 CHF(~11.7%)

Schwende-RüteCanton range Appenzell InnerrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwende-Rüte	Appenzell Innerrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.4–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.5–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	7.6–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	8.4–10.3%	11.9%
80'000	10.3%	9–11.1%	13.1%
90'000	10.8%	9.5–11.7%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	10.3–12.6%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	11–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.1%	11.6–14%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	12.1–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	12.7–15.2%	19%
150'000	14.8%	13.2–15.8%	19.7%
175'000	16%	14.3–17%	21.6%
200'000	16.9%	15.2–18%	23.2%
225'000	17.8%	16.1–18.9%	24.6%
250'000	18.5%	16.8–19.6%	25.8%
275'000	19.1%	17.4–20.2%	26.8%
300'000	19.6%	17.9–20.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'599 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'500 m

Mean elevation

1'270 m

Relief

1'899 m

Mean slope

23.5°

Flat share

7.2%

South-facing

21.6%

Above 2000 m

4.4%

Relief 1'899 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

54.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

77.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'100

55 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

27.57 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.6 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.57 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.57 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung

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

0.32 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

3'114

Built before 194632.8%

Built since 200127.5%

0.32 %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 140 min · Car 95 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 2/5 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschwende-ruete.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'194 #1 AI · #329 CH Families & children21.4% #3 AI · #684 CH Age structure20.2% #4 AI · #1210 CH Women share48.7% #3 AI · #1645 CH Foreign residents8.9% #2 AI · #1795 CH Population density63/km² #3 AI · #1688 CH Tax burden11'707 #3 AI · #255 CH Taxes81% #3 AI Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #3 AI · #1611 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #1 AI · #775 CH Rainiest municipalities1'599 mm #2 AI · #178 CH Voter turnout55.7% #2 AI · #976 CH Against Switzerland26% #4 AI · #205 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #2 AI · #1251 CH SVP strongholds2.5% #3 AI · #2097 CH Centre strongholds86.9% #3 AI · #3 CH Largest by area98.3 km² #1 AI · #68 CH Highest municipalities1'256 m #1 AI · #156 CH Remotest municipalities140 min #2 AI · #89 CH Best-connected municipalities140 min #4 AI · #2020 CH Highest peaks2'500 m #1 AI · #240 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'270 m #1 AI · #276 CH Greatest vertical range1'899 m #1 AI · #232 CH Steepest municipalities23.5° #1 AI · #310 CH Solar potential55 GWh #1 AI · #275 CH Cheapest electricity27.57 Rp./kWh #2 AI · #780 CH Most expensive electricity27.57 Rp./kWh #5 AI · #1328 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 11

Appenzell9050 Appenzell Eggerstanden9050 Appenzell Meistersrüte9050 Appenzell Steinegg9050 Brülisau9058 Frümsen9467 Gonten9108 Schwende9057 Urnäsch9107 Wasserauen9057 Weissbad9057

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwende-Rüte?: Schwende-Rüte has 6 postal codes: 9050, 9057, 9058, 9107, 9108, 9467.
What is the tax rate in Schwende-Rüte?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwende-Rüte is 81% (2026); canton AI levies 96%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwende-Rüte?: A single person without children pays about 11'707 CHF income tax in Schwende-Rüte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 5 in canton AI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwende-Rüte have?: Schwende-Rüte has 6'194 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwende-Rüte?: Schwende-Rüte has 554 foreign residents, a share of 8.94% (2025).

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