What is the postal code of Waltenschwil?

The postal code of Waltenschwil is 5622.

What is the tax rate in Waltenschwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Waltenschwil is 106% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Waltenschwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'845 CHF income tax in Waltenschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Waltenschwil have?

Waltenschwil has 3'291 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Waltenschwil?

Waltenschwil has 626 foreign residents, a share of 19.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Waltenschwil

5622

AG CANTON5622

Residents

3'291

Area

4.5 km²

Population density

725 pop./km²

Elevation

426 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

106%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'651 50.2%

Men

1'640 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

669 20.3%

Swiss citizens

2'665 81.0%

Foreign residents

626 19.0%

Population density

725 pop./km²

0–19 · 669 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'989 · 60.4%65+ · 633 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 19.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Waltenschwil

BFS

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.4%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

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

46.1% YesNo 54.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

Mitte17.2%

SP12.5%

FDP10.3%

GLP8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

106%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 89 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'845 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 88 of 196 in the canton · 479 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:12'845 CHF(~12.8%)

WaltenschwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Waltenschwil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.9%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.8%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.8%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.5%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.7%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.3%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

535 m

Mean elevation

442 m

Relief

114 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

74.2%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 114 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 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

25 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator AEW 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

0.34 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'459

Built before 194613.4%

Built since 200138.5%

0.34 %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 68 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 72/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewaltenschwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'291 #76 AG · #673 CH Families & children20.3% #102 AG · #1049 CH Age structure19.2% #113 AG · #1401 CH Women share50.2% #46 AG · #814 CH Foreign residents19% #124 AG · #946 CH Population density725/km² #49 AG · #345 CH Tax burden12'845 #93 AG · #484 CH Taxes106% #89 AG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #88 AG · #631 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #34 AG · #1577 CH Rainiest municipalities1'113 mm #66 AG · #1034 CH Voter turnout52.8% #126 AG · #1384 CH Against Switzerland15% #89 AG · #935 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #79 AG · #533 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #98 AG · #542 CH SP strongholds12.5% #103 AG · #1221 CH Centre strongholds17.2% #34 AG · #684 CH FDP strongholds10.3% #136 AG · #1362 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #61 AG · #483 CH Green strongholds4.6% #142 AG · #1618 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #137 AG · #1631 CH Highest municipalities426 m #104 AG · #1738 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #72 AG · #1095 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #129 AG · #1031 CH Highest peaks535 m #149 AG · #1760 CH Highest-lying municipalities442 m #117 AG · #1779 CH Greatest vertical range114 m #177 AG · #1767 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #179 AG · #1801 CH Solar potential25 GWh #85 AG · #841 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #132 AG · #1042 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #79 AG · #1080 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5622

Waltenschwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Waltenschwil5622

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Waltenschwil?: The postal code of Waltenschwil is 5622.
What is the tax rate in Waltenschwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Waltenschwil is 106% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Waltenschwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'845 CHF income tax in Waltenschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Waltenschwil have?: Waltenschwil has 3'291 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Waltenschwil?: Waltenschwil has 626 foreign residents, a share of 19.02% (2025).

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