Aargau · Bezirk Laufenburg · BFS commune no. 4185^[8]

Böztal

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’087per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’27213.3% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’156per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’98521.3% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]52 minto Aarau

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Böztal has 2’985 residents, making it the 86th largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.

21% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’272 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 7 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 Aarau, about 52 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’570 h; Less sunny than 80% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 210 h; Less winter sun than 85% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 43%; More than in 95% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.1%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 7%; Median: Aargau 7%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

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	3’626 7.3%	9’028 11.3%	13’272 13.3%	25’754 17.2%	40’384 20.2%	72’918 24.3%
Married, single income, no children	1’418 2.8%	4’771 6.0%	7’823 7.8%	17’747 11.8%	31’544 15.8%	62’631 20.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’094 2.2%	4’349 5.4%	7’314 7.3%	16’706 11.1%	28’884 14.4%	59’349 19.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	24 0.0%	2’068 2.6%	4’136 4.1%	12’854 8.6%	25’236 12.6%	56’118 18.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 103%, commune 114%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 25%.^[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 1’156	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’400	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’671	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
Aarau	52
Baden	54
Olten	63
Dietikon	68
Schlieren	74
Zürich Altstetten	76
Zürich HB	79
Basel SBB	81

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]
Bözberg	12’312	564	1’696
Frick	12’632	564	6’211
Kaisten	12’632	564	3’063
Laufenburg	12’952	564	3’882
Herznach-Ueken	13’059	564	2’765
Böztal	13’272	564	2’985
Zeihen	13’272	564	1’268
Mönthal	13’325	564	391

Population

Residents2’985^[5]

Foreign nationals21.3%

Aged 0–1920.7%

Aged 20–6459.4%

Aged 65+19.9%

Area22.31 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.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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