What is the postal code of Staufen?

The postal code of Staufen is 5603.

What is the tax rate in Staufen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Staufen is 87% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Staufen?

A single person without children pays about 11'832 CHF income tax in Staufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Staufen have?

Staufen has 4'411 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Staufen?

Staufen has 879 foreign residents, a share of 19.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Staufen

5603

AG CANTON5603

Residents

4'411

Area

3.6 km²

Population density

1'232 pop./km²

Elevation

420 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

87%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'142 48.6%

Men

2'269 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

978 22.2%

Swiss citizens

3'532 80.1%

Foreign residents

879 19.9%

Population density

1'232 pop./km²

0–19 · 978 · 22.2%20–64 · 2'722 · 61.7%65+ · 711 · 16.1%

Foreign residents 19.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Staufen

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

30.4% YesNo 69.7%

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

76.9% YesNo 23.1%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.8% · strongest party

SVP29.8%

SP15.8%

FDP15.0%

GLP13.1%

Mitte10.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier87%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

87%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 17 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'832 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 16 of 196 in the canton · 276 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:11'832 CHF(~11.8%)

StaufenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Staufen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	10.8%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	15.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	20.6%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.4%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.2%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

517 m

Mean elevation

424 m

Relief

149 m

Mean slope

3.4°

Flat share

84.5%

South-facing

3.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 149 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

22.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

31.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

23 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

26.61 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.31 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.11 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

26.61 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Staufen, Elektrizitätswerk

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

0.64 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'033

Built before 194612.2%

Built since 200152.6%

0.64 %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 42 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 191/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitestaufen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'411 #57 AG · #511 CH Families & children22.2% #30 AG · #504 CH Age structure16.1% #176 AG · #1890 CH Women share48.6% #153 AG · #1683 CH Foreign residents19.9% #117 AG · #876 CH Population density1'232/km² #19 AG · #163 CH Tax burden11'832 #16 AG · #276 CH Taxes87% #17 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #103 AG · #732 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #147 AG · #1904 CH Rainiest municipalities1'031 mm #156 AG · #1486 CH Voter turnout60.1% #24 AG · #472 CH Against Switzerland8% #152 AG · #1350 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #20 AG · #150 CH SVP strongholds29.8% #179 AG · #1280 CH SP strongholds15.8% #51 AG · #859 CH Centre strongholds10.4% #117 AG · #1162 CH FDP strongholds15% #35 AG · #831 CH GLP strongholds13.1% #6 AG · #92 CH Green strongholds7.3% #39 AG · #1027 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #157 AG · #1786 CH Highest municipalities420 m #112 AG · #1778 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #191 AG · #1834 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #7 AG · #276 CH Highest peaks517 m #160 AG · #1822 CH Highest-lying municipalities424 m #141 AG · #1897 CH Greatest vertical range149 m #152 AG · #1596 CH Steepest municipalities3.4° #185 AG · #1848 CH Solar potential23 GWh #98 AG · #928 CH Cheapest electricity26.61 Rp./kWh #39 AG · #544 CH Most expensive electricity26.61 Rp./kWh #158 AG · #1563 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5603

Staufen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Staufen5603

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Staufen?: The postal code of Staufen is 5603.
What is the tax rate in Staufen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Staufen is 87% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Staufen?: A single person without children pays about 11'832 CHF income tax in Staufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Staufen have?: Staufen has 4'411 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Staufen?: Staufen has 879 foreign residents, a share of 19.93% (2025).

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