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Villmergen

Get to know Villmergen

Villmergen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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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.

41%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture41%
  • Forest34%
  • Settlement24%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 11 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 22.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

19.128.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.24%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.24%

1.30.60
20222026
Vacancy
20154.74%
20163.51%
20174.25%
20183.68%
20194.09%
20204.60%
20212.61%
20221.27%
20231.10%
20240.92%
20250.55%
20260.24%
Net asking rentCHF 22.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 24.3/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'158/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings3'766Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'689 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings38During 2024
Primary residences92%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage19%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 39.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

8'290

8.3K4.1K0
20212025
Population
20105'964
20116'112
20126'448
20136'752
20146'846
20157'021
20167'210
20177'341
20187'328
20197'472
20207'668
20217'742
20227'869
20238'132
20248'242
20258'290
More about People
Population
8'290End of 2025

2025

8'290

8.3K4.1K0
20212025
Population
20105'964
20116'112
20126'448
20136'752
20146'846
20157'021
20167'210
20177'341
20187'328
20197'472
20207'668
20217'742
20227'869
20238'132
20248'242
20258'290
Foreign residents
35.1%End of 2025

2025

35.1%

35.117.60
20212025
Foreign residents
201024.0%
201124.8%
201225.6%
201327.7%
201428.4%
201529.6%
201630.7%
201731.1%
201831.5%
201932.4%
202033.1%
202133.5%
202233.9%
202335.1%
202435.1%
202535.1%
Jobs (FTE)
3'410

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 3'410 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

3'410

3.9K2K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'734
20122'849
20132'958
20143'067
20153'125
20163'215
20173'261
20183'254
20193'209
20203'153
20213'246
20223'941
20233'358
20243'410

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 10'931

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'931/ 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
102%Tax year 2026

2026

102%

102510
20222026
Tax multiplier
201092%
201192%
201292%
201392%
201497%
2015105%
2016105%
2017105%
2018102%
2019102%
2020102%
2021102%
2022102%
2023102%
2024102%
2025102%
2026102%
Median taxable income
CHF 52'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 52'200

52.3K26.2K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 48'100
2011CHF 48'000
2012CHF 48'800
2013CHF 49'200
2014CHF 50'000
2015CHF 49'200
2016CHF 51'000
2017CHF 51'000
2018CHF 51'100
2019CHF 52'000
2020CHF 52'100
2021CHF 52'300
2022CHF 52'200
Median net income
CHF 58'400As of 2022

2022

CHF 58'400

58.6K29.3K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 53'700
2011CHF 53'700
2012CHF 55'000
2013CHF 54'900
2014CHF 55'900
2015CHF 55'200
2016CHF 57'000
2017CHF 56'850
2018CHF 57'600
2019CHF 58'500
2020CHF 58'100
2021CHF 58'600
2022CHF 58'400
Paying direct federal tax77%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
Wohlen (AG)
Labour market region
Baden
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020