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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
750 50.5%
Men
735 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
361 24.3%
Swiss citizens
1'244 83.8%
Foreign residents
241 16.2%
Population density
315 pop./km²
0–19 · 361 · 24.3%20–64 · 851 · 57.3%65+ · 273 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 16.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.4%) · 11 births · 9 deaths · net migration +3
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 59.5% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 57.2% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 75.7% Yes
82.2% YesNo 17.8%
14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 66.4% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 38.3% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 21.6% Yes
22.1% YesNo 77.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 49.3% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 45.1% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.8% · strongest party
SVP37.8%
FDP24.0%
SP16.9%
GLP8.8%
Mitte4.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier76%
65%SH range 59%117%
Tax rank 2 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'429 CHF(10.4%)
Rank 2 of 26 in the canton · 78 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:10'429 CHF(~10.4%)
StettenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeStettenSchaffhausenSwitzerland median
40'0004.6%4.4–6.1%5.4%
50'0005.8%5.6–7.8%7.8%
60'0006.9%6.7–9.2%10.5%
70'0007.9%7.6–10.4%11.9%
80'0008.8%8.4–11.5%13.1%
90'0009.5%9.1–12.5%14.1%
100'00010.4%10.1–13.6%15.3%
110'00011.2%10.8–14.6%16.3%
120'00011.9%11.5–15.4%17.2%
130'00012.5%12.1–16.1%18.1%
140'00013.1%12.7–16.8%19%
150'00013.7%13.2–17.4%19.7%
175'00015.1%14.6–19.1%21.6%
200'00016.4%15.9–20.6%23.2%
225'00017.5%17–21.9%24.6%
250'00018.4%17.9–22.9%25.8%
275'00019%18.5–23.5%26.8%
300'00019.5%18.9–24%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020844 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
601 m
Mean elevation
549 m
Relief
130 m
Mean slope
7.7°
Flat share
44.9%
South-facing
27.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 130 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
10.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
6'855 kWh/yr
10 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
30.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.33 %
Second homes
7.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
601
Built before 19469.8%
Built since 200143.4%
0.33 %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 · 2024
Jobs
195
Workplaces
61
Services share
83.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (10.3%) · Secondary 13 (6.7%) · Tertiary 162 (83.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
7
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
191 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 76 min · Car 57 min
AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 22/26 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2919
DistrictBezirk Reiat
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'485 #12 SH · #1176 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #19 SH · #1160 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #8 SH · #949 CHJobs per resident0.13 #26 SH · #2039 CHFamilies & children24.3% #1 SH · #136 CHAge structure18.4% #25 SH · #1568 CHWomen share50.5% #6 SH · #631 CHForeign residents16.2% #16 SH · #1180 CHPopulation density315/km² #4 SH · #753 CHTax burden10'429 #2 SH · #78 CHTaxes65% #2 SHWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #19 SH · #1425 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #14 SH · #1969 CHRainiest municipalities844 mm #17 SH · #2022 CHVoter turnout75.3% #7 SH · #10 CHAgainst Switzerland12% #13 SH · #1121 CHAligned with Switzerland88% #2 SH · #345 CHSVP strongholds37.8% #24 SH · #786 CHSP strongholds16.9% #18 SH · #747 CHCentre strongholds4.4% #2 SH · #1857 CHFDP strongholds24% #1 SH · #274 CHGLP strongholds8.8% #4 SH · #466 CHGreen strongholds2.7% #22 SH · #1907 CHLargest by area4.7 km² #23 SH · #1592 CHHighest municipalities563 m #6 SH · #956 CHSecond homes7.5% #20 SH · #1722 CHOrganic farming28.6% #5 SH · #360 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #5 SH · #1262 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #22 SH · #859 CHHighest peaks601 m #20 SH · #1540 CHHighest-lying municipalities549 m #8 SH · #1217 CHGreatest vertical range130 m #25 SH · #1688 CHSteepest municipalities7.7° #14 SH · #1140 CHSolar potential10 GWh #16 SH · #1544 CHSolar potential per capita6'855 kWh #24 SH · #1704 CHCheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #8 SH · #1868 CHMost expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #7 SH · #227 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Stetten?
The postal code of Stetten is 8234.
What is the tax rate in Stetten?
The municipal tax multiplier of Stetten is 65% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Stetten?
A single person without children pays about 10'429 CHF income tax in Stetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Stetten have?
Stetten has 1'485 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Stetten?
Stetten has 241 foreign residents, a share of 16.23% (2025).

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