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Aargau · Bezirk Brugg · BFS commune no. 4112[7]

Coat of arms of RüfenachRüfenach

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 79’479per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 13’75213.8% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 564adult, per month
Residents[4]86914.5% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]47 minto Baden

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Rüfenach ranks for your household →
Compare Rüfenach with another commune →

BruggRemigenRinikenVilligen BruggRemigenRinikenVilligen Rüfenach

Rüfenach has 869 residents, making it the 175th largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.

14% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’752 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Aargau.

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 Baden, about 47 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’768
7.5%		9’365
11.7%		13’752
13.8%		26’614
17.7%		41’656
20.8%		75’051
25.0%
Married, single income, no children1’474
2.9%		4’950
6.2%		8’107
8.1%		18’350
12.2%		32’524
16.3%		64’407
21.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’139
2.3%		4’520
5.7%		7’593
7.6%		17’303
11.5%		29’840
14.9%		61’086
20.4%
Married, single income, 2 children25
0.1%		2’154
2.7%		4’307
4.3%		13’316
8.9%		26’056
13.0%		57’729
19.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 103%, commune 123%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 16%, Roman Catholic 20%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 517CHF 564
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 121CHF 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]

HubMinutes
Baden47
Aarau56
Dietikon64
Olten68
Zürich HB70
Zürich Altstetten70
Schlieren71
Zürich Oerlikon78

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Villigen11’8325642’257
Brugg12’36656415’317
Remigen12’4195641’380
Riniken13’6995641’594
Rüfenach13’752564869

Population

Residents869[4]
Foreign nationals14.5%
Aged 0–1919.1%
Aged 20–6459.0%
Aged 65+21.9%
Area4.17 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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