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Menziken

Get to know Menziken

Menziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Burg merged to form the municipality of Menziken.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

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

44%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture44%
  • Settlement32%
  • Forest24%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 21 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 20.2

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

18.120.8

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
5.19%As of 1 June 2026

2026

5.19%

630
20222026
Vacancy
20153.58%
20163.52%
20175.35%
20187.36%
20197.30%
20207.42%
20216.53%
20225.98%
20235.54%
20245.67%
20255.04%
20265.19%
Net asking rentCHF 20.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 22.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'917/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings4'197Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'844 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings151During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage11%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 34.7% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

8'909

8.9K4.5K0
20212025
Population
20106'612
20116'588
20126'623
20136'662
20146'759
20156'909
20167'085
20177'248
20187'357
20197'519
20207'551
20217'732
20227'874
20238'400
20248'672
20258'909
More about People
Population
8'909End of 2025

2025

8'909

8.9K4.5K0
20212025
Population
20106'612
20116'588
20126'623
20136'662
20146'759
20156'909
20167'085
20177'248
20187'357
20197'519
20207'551
20217'732
20227'874
20238'400
20248'672
20258'909
Foreign residents
41.9%End of 2025

2025

41.9%

41.920.90
20212025
Foreign residents
201034.6%
201135.1%
201235.4%
201335.9%
201437.4%
201537.7%
201638.2%
201738.6%
201838.8%
201938.4%
202038.3%
202138.4%
202238.0%
202339.6%
202441.0%
202541.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'632

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'632 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'632

1.7K837.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'780
20121'798
20131'787
20141'752
20151'710
20161'750
20171'735
20181'713
20191'732
20201'674
20211'675
20221'652
20231'639
20241'632

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

CHF 11'784

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'784/ yearTax year 2026

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
118%Tax year 2026

2026

118%

118590
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010122%
2011122%
2012119%
2013119%
2014119%
2015119%
2016119%
2017120%
2018120%
2019120%
2020118%
2021118%
2022118%
2023118%
2024118%
2025118%
2026118%
Median taxable income
CHF 46'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 46'200

46.2K23.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 41'500
2011CHF 42'100
2012CHF 41'700
2013CHF 41'900
2014CHF 42'200
2015CHF 42'100
2016CHF 42'800
2017CHF 43'700
2018CHF 44'800
2019CHF 45'200
2020CHF 44'700
2021CHF 45'700
2022CHF 46'200
Median net income
CHF 51'850As of 2022

2022

CHF 51'850

51.9K25.9K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 47'900
2011CHF 48'200
2012CHF 48'400
2013CHF 48'700
2014CHF 49'100
2015CHF 49'000
2016CHF 49'500
2017CHF 49'900
2018CHF 50'800
2019CHF 51'000
2020CHF 50'400
2021CHF 51'500
2022CHF 51'850
Paying direct federal tax74%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
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a small or outside agglomeration
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Reinach (AG)
Labour market region
Aarau–Olten
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020