Population
2'249↑1.8%
About Gontenschwil
City · Aargau
Gontenschwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Population
2'249
Tax multiplier
117%
Gontenschwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'800↑1.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'000↑2.0%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
1.20%↓13.7%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture59%
- Forest27%
- Settlement14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.0%↑5.3%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
1'167↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
815↑1.2%
87%
13%
Fibre
Housing market in Gontenschwil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.20%, roughly the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 13% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'200, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gontenschwil has 2'249 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
