Population
3'893↑2.6%
About Merenschwand
Municipality · Aargau
Merenschwand is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The municipality of Benzenschwil merged on 1 January 2012 into Merenschwand.
Population
3'893
Tax multiplier
96%
Merenschwand in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
96%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 71'780
Above average in canton
Vacancy
0.84%↓26.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest15%
- Settlement12%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
21.8%↑5.1%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'667↑5.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'310↑2.1%
91%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Merenschwand
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 29% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 96%, 8% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'780, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Merenschwand has 3'893 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
