Aargau · Bezirk Zofingen · BFS commune no. 4282^[7]

Rothrist

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’172per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’05913.1% of income

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

Residents^[4]9’97926.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]36 minto Olten

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Rothrist has 9’979 residents, making it the 13th largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’059 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 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 Olten, about 36 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	3’563 7.1%	8’878 11.1%	13’059 13.1%	25’371 16.9%	39’818 19.9%	71’973 24.0%
Married, single income, no children	1’393 2.8%	4’691 5.9%	7’697 7.7%	17’478 11.7%	31’110 15.6%	61’842 20.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’073 2.1%	4’273 5.3%	7’189 7.2%	16’442 11.0%	28’458 14.2%	58’578 19.5%
Married, single income, 2 children	23 0.0%	2’030 2.5%	4’060 4.1%	12’650 8.4%	24’870 12.4%	55’404 18.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 103%, commune 110%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, 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

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.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Olten	36
Aarau	50
Liestal	67
Luzern	72
Bern	74
Muttenz	78
Basel SBB	81
Solothurn	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^[4]
Strengelbach	12’685	564	5’080
Rothrist	13’059	564	9’979
Oftringen	13’219	564	15’198
Aarburg	13’379	564	9’040
Murgenthal	13’485	564	3’188
Vordemwald	13’485	564	2’026
OltenSO	15’926	590	19’265
BoningenSO	17’020	590	816

Population

Residents9’979^[4]

Foreign nationals26.5%

Aged 0–1922.1%

Aged 20–6459.4%

Aged 65+18.5%

Area11.85 km²^[5]

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), 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.

Coat of arms: Wappen Rothrist AG.svg, Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.