Population
3'945↑1.3%
About Benzenschwil
City · Aargau
Benzenschwil is a former municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The municipality of Benzenschwil merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Merenschwand.
Population
3'945
Tax multiplier
96%
Benzenschwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.96%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'000↑0.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'300↓0.4%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.84%↓26.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest15%
- Settlement12%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
22.5%↑3.1%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 9'518/ m²
+12% vs CH
Dwellings
1'667↑5.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'239↓5.4%
91%
3%
Fibre
Property market in Benzenschwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 29% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 96%, 8% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'800, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Benzenschwil has 3'945 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
