Population
12'198↑3.1%
About Neuhausen am Rheinfall
City · Schaffhausen
Neuhausen am Rheinfall is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, mainland Europe's largest waterfall.
Population
12'198
Tax multiplier
78%
Neuhausen am Rheinfall in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.78%↓6.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'600↑0.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'700↑1.2%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
76%↓3.8%
1.07%↓5.3%
Middle in canton
- Forest50%
- Settlement33%
- Agriculture13%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
46.2%↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+1% vs CH
Dwellings
6'332↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
4'343↑0.7%
92%
69%
Fibre
Housing market in Neuhausen am Rheinfall
The rental vacancy rate is 1.07%, 28% above the cantonal average (0.84 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 78%, 12% below the cantonal average (88 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 51'900, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Neuhausen am Rheinfall has 12'198 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
