Aargau · Bezirk Muri · BFS commune no. 4228^[8]

Boswil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’780per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 12’57912.6% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]3’20921.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]37 minto Rotkreuz

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Boswil has 3’209 residents, making it the 77th largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.

22% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’579 a year in income tax here, less than in 7 of its 8 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 Rotkreuz, about 37 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’640 h; Less sunny than 65% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 220 h; Less winter sun than 80% 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]: 19%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 4%; More than in 95% 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	3’422 6.8%	8’541 10.7%	12’579 12.6%	24’512 16.3%	38’548 19.3%	69’843 23.3%
Married, single income, no children	1’337 2.7%	4’512 5.6%	7’414 7.4%	16’875 11.3%	30’130 15.1%	60’063 20.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’028 2.1%	4’102 5.1%	6’910 6.9%	15’845 10.6%	27’500 13.8%	56’838 18.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	22 0.0%	1’945 2.4%	3’888 3.9%	12’189 8.1%	24’050 12.0%	53’793 17.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 103%, commune 101%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 17%, Roman Catholic 20%.^[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
Rotkreuz	37
Aarau	42
Dietikon	50
Zug	54
Zürich Altstetten	60
Olten	60
Schlieren	62
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]
Kallern	12’366	564	419
Boswil	12’579	564	3’209
Bettwil	12’632	564	736
Buttwil	12’632	564	1’305
Aristau	12’739	564	1’655
Muri (AG)	12’845	564	8’850
Waltenschwil	12’845	564	3’291
Bünzen	13’059	564	1’247
Besenbüren	13’219	564	677

Population

Residents3’209^[5]

Foreign nationals21.8%

Aged 0–1921.1%

Aged 20–6460.9%

Aged 65+18.1%

Area11.78 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 Boswil COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.