What is the postal code of Stein am Rhein?

The postal code of Stein am Rhein is 8260.

What is the tax rate in Stein am Rhein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Stein am Rhein is 95% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Stein am Rhein?

A single person without children pays about 12'273 CHF income tax in Stein am Rhein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Stein am Rhein have?

Stein am Rhein has 3'956 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Stein am Rhein?

Stein am Rhein has 1'025 foreign residents, a share of 25.91% (2025).

Stein am Rhein (SH): Postal Codes 8260, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'012 50.9%

Men

1'944 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

670 16.9%

Swiss citizens

2'931 74.1%

Foreign residents

1'025 25.9%

Population density

654 pop./km²

0–19 · 670 · 16.9%20–64 · 2'154 · 54.4%65+ · 1'132 · 28.6%

Foreign residents 25.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Stein am Rhein

BFS

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

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

74.8% YesNo 25.2%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

71.1% YesNo 28.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.0% · strongest party

SVP39.0%

SP23.3%

GLP12.4%

FDP12.2%

Übrige3.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier95%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

95%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 11 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'273 CHF(12.3%)

Rank 11 of 26 in the canton · 348 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'273 CHF(~12.3%)

Stein am RheinCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Stein am Rhein	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.5%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11.2%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.3%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.9%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15.3%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	21%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.1%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020906 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

616 m

Mean elevation

471 m

Relief

222 m

Mean slope

9°

Flat share

41.7%

South-facing

29.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 222 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

28.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'400

29 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen AG

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

1.09 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'298

Built before 194633.9%

Built since 200123.2%

1.09 %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 91 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 7/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesteinamrhein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'956 #5 SH · #563 CH Families & children16.9% #23 SH · #1831 CH Age structure28.6% #1 SH · #147 CH Women share50.9% #4 SH · #451 CH Foreign residents25.9% #9 SH · #510 CH Population density654/km² #3 SH · #392 CH Tax burden12'273 #11 SH · #350 CH Taxes95% #11 SH Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #12 SH · #1240 CH Sunniest municipalities38.8% #25 SH · #2097 CH Rainiest municipalities906 mm #8 SH · #1932 CH Voter turnout72.9% #13 SH · #22 CH Against Switzerland11% #14 SH · #1176 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #1 SH · #296 CH SVP strongholds39% #23 SH · #723 CH SP strongholds23.3% #5 SH · #244 CH Centre strongholds2.6% #6 SH · #2010 CH FDP strongholds12.2% #10 SH · #1130 CH GLP strongholds12.4% #1 SH · #127 CH Green strongholds3.3% #15 SH · #1837 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #17 SH · #1382 CH Highest municipalities571 m #5 SH · #920 CH Remotest municipalities91 min #7 SH · #531 CH Best-connected municipalities91 min #20 SH · #1581 CH Highest peaks616 m #18 SH · #1474 CH Highest-lying municipalities471 m #19 SH · #1590 CH Greatest vertical range222 m #15 SH · #1263 CH Steepest municipalities9° #10 SH · #1016 CH Solar potential29 GWh #8 SH · #713 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #22 SH · #1945 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #21 SH · #178 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8260

Stein am Rhein

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Stein am Rhein8260

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Stein am Rhein?: The postal code of Stein am Rhein is 8260.
What is the tax rate in Stein am Rhein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Stein am Rhein is 95% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Stein am Rhein?: A single person without children pays about 12'273 CHF income tax in Stein am Rhein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Stein am Rhein have?: Stein am Rhein has 3'956 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Stein am Rhein?: Stein am Rhein has 1'025 foreign residents, a share of 25.91% (2025).

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