Population
8'699↑0.1%
About Gränichen
City · Aargau
Gränichen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Population
8'699
Tax multiplier
111%
Gränichen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.111%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'400↑2.7%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'800↑2.2%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.97%↓3.0%
Middle in canton
- Forest57%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement15%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
25.5%↑1.3%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+24% vs CH
Dwellings
3'918↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'215↓3.1%
94%
13%
Fibre
Housing market in Gränichen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 18% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 111%, 7% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'300, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Gränichen has 8'699 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
