Population
14'034↑1.5%
About Rheinfelden
City · Aargau
Rheinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, seat of the district of Rheinfelden. It is located 15 kilometres east of Basel. The name means the fields of the Rhine, as the town is located on the High Rhine. It is home to Feldschlösschen, the most popular beer in Switzerland. The city is across the river from Rheinfelden in Baden-Württemberg; the two cities were joined until Napoleon Bonaparte fixed the Germany–Switzerland border on the Rhine in 1802 and are still socially and economically tied.
Population
14'034
Tax multiplier
90%
Rheinfelden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.90%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'100↑0.4%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'800↑0.4%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
1.67%↑27.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest50%
- Settlement25%
- Agriculture18%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
34.4%↑0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+7% vs CH
Dwellings
7'246↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
6'949↑5.2%
92%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Rheinfelden
The rental vacancy rate is 1.67%, 40% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 90%, 13% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'800, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rheinfelden has 14'034 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
