Aargau · Bezirk Zofingen · BFS commune no. 4271^[8]

Aarburg

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’884per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’37913.4% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 564adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’164per month, estimate

Residents^[5]9’04045.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]17 minto Olten

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Aarburg has 9’040 residents, making it the 17th largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.

46% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 15% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’379 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 4 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 564 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Olten, about 17 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’658 7.3%	9’103 11.4%	13’379 13.4%	25’946 17.3%	40’666 20.3%	73’392 24.5%
Married, single income, no children	1’430 2.9%	4’810 6.0%	7’886 7.9%	17’880 11.9%	31’764 15.9%	63’024 21.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’104 2.2%	4’387 5.5%	7’376 7.4%	16’839 11.2%	29’096 14.5%	59’736 19.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	24 0.0%	2’087 2.6%	4’174 4.2%	12’957 8.6%	25’416 12.7%	56’478 18.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 103%, commune 116%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 19%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Aargau.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 517	CHF 564
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 121	CHF 143

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’164	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’366	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’608	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Olten	17
Aarau	30
Liestal	50
Bern	59
Basel SBB	60
Solothurn	61
Muttenz	61
Luzern	64

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Rothrist	13’059	564	9’979
Oftringen	13’219	564	15’198
Aarburg	13’379	564	9’040
Starrkirch-WilSO	15’829	590	2’020
OltenSO	15’926	590	19’265

Population

Residents9’040^[5]

Foreign nationals45.8%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6464.5%

Aged 65+15.2%

Area4.41 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Aarburg COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.