What is the postal code of Steinen?

The postal code of Steinen is 6422.

What is the tax rate in Steinen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Steinen is 195% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Steinen?

A single person without children pays about 8'565 CHF income tax in Steinen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Steinen have?

Steinen has 3'762 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Steinen?

Steinen has 413 foreign residents, a share of 10.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Steinen

6422

SZ CANTON6422

Residents

3'762

Area

11.9 km²

Population density

317 pop./km²

Elevation

474 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'141 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

195%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'869 49.7%

Men

1'893 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

809 21.5%

Swiss citizens

3'349 89.0%

Foreign residents

413 11.0%

Population density

317 pop./km²

0–19 · 809 · 21.5%20–64 · 2'280 · 60.6%65+ · 673 · 17.9%

Foreign residents 11.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Steinen

BFS

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

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

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

9.6% YesNo 90.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.4% · strongest party

SVP33.4%

Mitte24.1%

FDP14.3%

Übrige13.4%

SP8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier195%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

195%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 30 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

8'565 CHF(8.6%)

Rank 29 of 30 in the canton · 40 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:8'565 CHF(~8.6%)

SteinenCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Steinen	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.8%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	4.4%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	5.5%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	6.4%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	7.1%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	7.7%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	8.6%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	9.3%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	9.9%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	10.4%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	11%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	11.5%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	12.7%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	13.7%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	14.6%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	15.4%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	16.1%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	16.7%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'569 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'141 m

Mean elevation

604 m

Relief

694 m

Mean slope

10.3°

Flat share

38.8%

South-facing

31.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 694 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

25.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

26.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

10 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

26.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator ebs Energie 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

0.82 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'706

Built before 194619.7%

Built since 200132.8%

0.82 %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 81 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 16/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesteinen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'762 #15 SZ · #596 CH Families & children21.5% #7 SZ · #658 CH Age structure17.9% #24 SZ · #1660 CH Women share49.7% #7 SZ · #1118 CH Foreign residents11% #26 SZ · #1631 CH Population density317/km² #11 SZ · #747 CH Tax burden8'565 #30 SZ · #41 CH Taxes195% #30 SZ Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #14 SZ · #1297 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #12 SZ · #753 CH Rainiest municipalities1'569 mm #16 SZ · #195 CH Voter turnout58.4% #21 SZ · #642 CH Against Switzerland28% #12 SZ · #124 CH Aligned with Switzerland72% #13 SZ · #1326 CH SVP strongholds33.4% #24 SZ · #1069 CH SP strongholds8% #16 SZ · #1688 CH Centre strongholds24.1% #5 SZ · #377 CH FDP strongholds14.3% #21 SZ · #891 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #19 SZ · #1693 CH Green strongholds3.5% #6 SZ · #1805 CH Largest by area11.9 km² #22 SZ · #823 CH Highest municipalities474 m #20 SZ · #1357 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #16 SZ · #741 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #16 SZ · #1364 CH Highest peaks1'141 m #25 SZ · #645 CH Highest-lying municipalities604 m #25 SZ · #997 CH Greatest vertical range694 m #23 SZ · #561 CH Steepest municipalities10.3° #26 SZ · #895 CH Solar potential26 GWh #17 SZ · #811 CH Cheapest electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #10 SZ · #515 CH Most expensive electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #24 SZ · #1595 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6422

Steinen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Steinen6422

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Steinen?: The postal code of Steinen is 6422.
What is the tax rate in Steinen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Steinen is 195% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Steinen?: A single person without children pays about 8'565 CHF income tax in Steinen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Steinen have?: Steinen has 3'762 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Steinen?: Steinen has 413 foreign residents, a share of 10.98% (2025).

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