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Aristau

These figures are for the whole municipality Aristau belongs to.

Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

68%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture68%
  • Forest15%
  • Settlement10%
  • Other4%
  • Water3%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 8 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of Aristau

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 27.7

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

22.842.8

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.81%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.81%

3.51.70
20222026
Vacancy
20150.81%
20160.00%
20171.27%
20181.49%
20193.21%
20201.03%
20211.29%
20223.49%
20230.83%
20240.69%
20251.52%
20260.81%
Gross asking rentCHF 27.7/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Aristau · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Aristau · Median of 8 listings for flats and houses · middle half 22.8–42.8 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings743Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 428 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings0During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage7%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 27.6% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'655

1.7K827.50
20212025
Population
20101'297
20111'327
20121'362
20131'384
20141'402
20151'384
20161'413
20171'436
20181'497
20191'487
20201'512
20211'552
20221'588
20231'646
20241'603
20251'655
More about People
Population
1'655End of 2025

2025

1'655

1.7K827.50
20212025
Population
20101'297
20111'327
20121'362
20131'384
20141'402
20151'384
20161'413
20171'436
20181'497
20191'487
20201'512
20211'552
20221'588
20231'646
20241'603
20251'655
Foreign residents
18.7%End of 2025

2025

18.7%

19.59.80
20212025
Foreign residents
201013.1%
201112.6%
201213.6%
201314.0%
201415.6%
201514.7%
201615.8%
201716.9%
201816.3%
201917.2%
202017.1%
202117.6%
202217.8%
202319.5%
202417.3%
202518.7%
Jobs (FTE)
203

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 203 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

203

203101.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011140
2012139
2013142
2014139
2015145
2016149
2017150
2018166
2019172
2020159
2021172
2022167
2023192
2024203

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Aristau

CHF 11'038

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'038/ yearFigures of the municipality of Aristau · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Aristau · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
104%Tax year 2026

2026

104%

10954.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010109%
2011109%
2012109%
2013109%
2014109%
2015109%
2016109%
2017109%
2018109%
2019109%
2020109%
2021109%
2022109%
2023109%
2024109%
2025104%
2026104%
Median taxable income
CHF 60'600All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 60'600

60.6K30.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 51'950
2011CHF 51'300
2012CHF 53'100
2013CHF 49'700
2014CHF 50'600
2015CHF 50'400
2016CHF 53'850
2017CHF 53'350
2018CHF 54'100
2019CHF 54'600
2020CHF 57'200
2021CHF 58'300
2022CHF 60'600
Median net income
CHF 67'900As of 2022

2022

CHF 67'900

67.9K34K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 59'100
2011CHF 59'200
2012CHF 62'250
2013CHF 57'700
2014CHF 57'900
2015CHF 58'500
2016CHF 61'750
2017CHF 60'000
2018CHF 61'200
2019CHF 61'300
2020CHF 64'950
2021CHF 65'300
2022CHF 67'900
Paying direct federal tax82%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%Tax year 2026

2026

103%

112560
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010109%
2011109%
2012109%
2013109%
2014109%
2015109%
2016109%
2017109%
2018112%
2019112%
2020112%
2021112%
2022112%
2023112%
2024112%
2025111%
2026103%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Zürich
Labour market region
Zug
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020