Skip to main content

Municipality · Aargau

Merenschwand

Get to know Merenschwand

Merenschwand is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Read the full introduction

The municipality of Benzenschwil merged on 1 January 2012 into Merenschwand.

Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

65%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture65%
  • Forest15%
  • Settlement13%
  • Water4%
  • Other3%
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.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 25.2

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

23.228.1

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.47%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.47%

1.70.90
20222026
Vacancy
20152.12%
20162.24%
20171.59%
20181.91%
20192.63%
20201.68%
20211.21%
20221.73%
20230.44%
20241.14%
20250.84%
20260.47%
Gross asking rentCHF 25.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 9'515/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'687Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 932 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings73During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage6%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 25.2% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

3'945

3.9K2K0
20212025
Population
20103'151
20113'247
20123'356
20133'412
20143'422
20153'420
20163'491
20173'535
20183'549
20193'667
20203'712
20213'698
20223'757
20233'794
20243'893
20253'945
More about People
Population
3'945End of 2025

2025

3'945

3.9K2K0
20212025
Population
20103'151
20113'247
20123'356
20133'412
20143'422
20153'420
20163'491
20173'535
20183'549
20193'667
20203'712
20213'698
20223'757
20233'794
20243'893
20253'945
Foreign residents
22.5%End of 2025

2025

22.5%

22.511.30
20212025
Foreign residents
201015.0%
201115.8%
201216.8%
201317.8%
201417.7%
201517.9%
201618.5%
201718.9%
201819.1%
201920.3%
202019.4%
202119.9%
202219.9%
202320.8%
202421.8%
202522.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'239

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'239 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'239

1.3K6550
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'143
20121'231
20131'223
20141'417
20151'371
20161'284
20171'290
20181'282
20191'245
20201'252
20211'277
20221'283
20231'310
20241'239

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 10'611

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'611/ 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
96%Tax year 2026

2026

96%

96480
20222026
Tax multiplier
201099%
201199%
201299%
201399%
201499%
201599%
201699%
201799%
201896%
201996%
202096%
202196%
202296%
202396%
202496%
202596%
202696%
Median taxable income
CHF 56'000All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 56'000

56K28K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 51'500
2011CHF 51'800
2012CHF 51'300
2013CHF 51'000
2014CHF 50'450
2015CHF 51'100
2016CHF 53'250
2017CHF 53'000
2018CHF 53'800
2019CHF 55'100
2020CHF 54'800
2021CHF 55'600
2022CHF 56'000
Median net income
CHF 62'300As of 2022

2022

CHF 62'300

63.1K31.5K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 59'600
2011CHF 60'400
2012CHF 59'200
2013CHF 58'100
2014CHF 57'900
2015CHF 57'700
2016CHF 60'200
2017CHF 60'550
2018CHF 61'300
2019CHF 63'050
2020CHF 61'050
2021CHF 62'550
2022CHF 62'300
Paying direct federal tax79%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
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Zug
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020