Population
3'770↑6.3%
About 8260 Stein am Rhein
Postal code · Schaffhausen
Stein am Rhein is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is located at the outfall of Lower Lake Constance on the High Rhine river, about halfway between the town of Schaffhausen and the city of Konstanz.
Population
3'770
Tax multiplier
95%
8260 Stein am Rhein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
95%
Median taxable income
CHF 63'993
+16% vs CH
Vacancy
1.09%↓41.7%
- Forest40%
- Agriculture29%
- Settlement25%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
24.5%↑3.8%
Dwellings
2'294↑10.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'319↓7.0%
84%
69%
Fibre
Housing market in 8260 Stein am Rhein
The rental vacancy rate is 1.09%, 31% above the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 95%, 8% above the cantonal average (88 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'993, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). 8260 Stein am Rhein has 3'770 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
