Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +57 (+2.8%) · 21 births · 21 deaths · net migration +41
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
24.5% YesNo 75.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
18.3% YesNo 81.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP53.4% · strongest party
SVP53.4%
FDP29.7%
Mitte15.8%
Übrige1.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier320%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
320%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 2 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax 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
100'000 CHF:12'832 CHF(~12.8%)
WalzenhausenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
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| 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
17 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'800
Per inhabitant
8'063 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
28.05 Rp./kWh
Energy
12 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.15 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
28.05 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.72 %
Second homes
17.5 %
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 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 · 2024Jobs
1'210
Workplaces
192
Services share
69.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 46 (3.8%) · Secondary 324 (26.8%) · Tertiary 840 (69.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
5.3 %
Farmland
317 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'111 #7 AR · #935 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #1 AR · #185 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #20 AR · #1924 CHJobs per resident0.57 #4 AR · #383 CHFamilies & children17.1% #19 AR · #1806 CHAge structure21.5% #14 AR · #953 CHWomen share48.1% #15 AR · #1848 CHForeign residents25.2% #3 AR · #547 CHPopulation density302/km² #7 AR · #780 CHTax burden12'832 #2 AR · #478 CHTaxes320% #2 ARWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 AR · #278 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #9 AR · #1499 CHRainiest municipalities1'121 mm #20 AR · #977 CHVoter turnout54% #17 AR · #1359 CHAgainst Switzerland27.7% #4 AR · #115 CHAligned with Switzerland72.3% #12 AR · #1345 CHSVP strongholds53.4% #7 AR · #153 CHCentre strongholds15.8% #6 AR · #777 CHFDP strongholds29.7% #12 AR · #95 CHLargest by area7 km² #11 AR · #1263 CHHighest municipalities824 m #13 AR · #390 CHSecond homes17.5% #5 AR · #423 CHOrganic farming5.3% #19 AR · #1519 CHBest-connected municipalities123 min #13 AR · #1943 CHRemotest municipalities123 min #9 AR · #163 CHHighest peaks944 m #17 AR · #774 CHHighest-lying municipalities743 m #18 AR · #686 CHGreatest vertical range428 m #12 AR · #779 CHSteepest municipalities13.8° #11 AR · #637 CHSolar potential17 GWh #9 AR · #1146 CHSolar potential per capita8'063 kWh #13 AR · #1452 CHCheapest electricity28.05 Rp./kWh #2 AR · #1343 CHMost expensive electricity28.05 Rp./kWh #19 AR · #764 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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