What is the postal code of Walzenhausen?

Walzenhausen has 2 postal codes: 9427, 9428.

What is the tax rate in Walzenhausen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Walzenhausen is 320% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Walzenhausen?

A single person without children pays about 12'832 CHF income tax in Walzenhausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Walzenhausen have?

Walzenhausen has 2'111 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Walzenhausen?

Walzenhausen has 531 foreign residents, a share of 25.15% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Walzenhausen

9427–9428

AR CANTON9427 9428

Residents

2'111

Area

7 km²

Population density

302 pop./km²

Elevation

824 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

320%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'015 48.1%

Men

1'096 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

361 17.1%

Swiss citizens

1'580 74.9%

Foreign residents

531 25.2%

Population density

302 pop./km²

0–19 · 361 · 17.1%20–64 · 1'297 · 61.4%65+ · 453 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 25.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Walzenhausen

BFS

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

60.4% YesNo 39.7%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.7%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.4% · strongest party

SVP53.4%

FDP29.7%

Mitte15.8%

Übrige1.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier320%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

320%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 2 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'832 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 2 of 20 in the canton · 478 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'832 CHF(~12.8%)

WalzenhausenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Walzenhausen	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	6.7%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	15%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	15.6%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	16.2%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.2%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

944 m

Mean elevation

743 m

Relief

428 m

Mean slope

13.8°

Flat share

7.1%

South-facing

9.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 428 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

17 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

30.48 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.28 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.48 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektra Walzenhausen

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

0.72 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'256

Built before 194654.9%

Built since 20016.5%

0.72 %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 123 min · Car 86 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 9/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewalzenhausen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'111 #7 AR · #935 CH Families & children17.1% #19 AR · #1806 CH Age structure21.5% #14 AR · #953 CH Women share48.1% #15 AR · #1848 CH Foreign residents25.2% #3 AR · #547 CH Population density302/km² #7 AR · #780 CH Tax burden12'832 #2 AR · #478 CH Taxes320% #2 AR Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 AR · #278 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #9 AR · #1499 CH Rainiest municipalities1'121 mm #20 AR · #977 CH Voter turnout53.2% #17 AR · #1318 CH Against Switzerland28.3% #4 AR · #111 CH Aligned with Switzerland71.7% #12 AR · #1347 CH SVP strongholds53.4% #7 AR · #154 CH Centre strongholds15.8% #6 AR · #774 CH FDP strongholds29.7% #12 AR · #94 CH Largest by area7 km² #11 AR · #1263 CH Highest municipalities824 m #13 AR · #390 CH Remotest municipalities123 min #9 AR · #163 CH Best-connected municipalities123 min #13 AR · #1943 CH Highest peaks944 m #17 AR · #774 CH Highest-lying municipalities743 m #18 AR · #686 CH Greatest vertical range428 m #12 AR · #779 CH Steepest municipalities13.8° #11 AR · #637 CH Solar potential17 GWh #9 AR · #1146 CH Cheapest electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #19 AR · #1752 CH Most expensive electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #2 AR · #355 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Walzenhausen9428 Wolfhalden9427

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Walzenhausen?: Walzenhausen has 2 postal codes: 9427, 9428.
What is the tax rate in Walzenhausen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Walzenhausen is 320% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Walzenhausen?: A single person without children pays about 12'832 CHF income tax in Walzenhausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Walzenhausen have?: Walzenhausen has 2'111 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Walzenhausen?: Walzenhausen has 531 foreign residents, a share of 25.15% (2025).

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