Population
3'956↑4.9%
About Stein am Rhein
Municipality · 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
3'956
Tax multiplier
95%
Stein am Rhein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.95%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'000↓0.6%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'775↓1.7%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
76%↓3.8%
1.09%↓41.7%
Middle in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture29%
- Settlement25%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
25.9%↑5.9%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−4% vs CH
Dwellings
2'294↑10.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'300↓1.4%
84%
69%
Fibre
Housing market in 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 58'050, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Stein am Rhein has 3'956 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
