Aargau · Bezirk Baden · BFS commune no. 4045Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register; reference date 2026-11-04.All sources →
Wettingen
Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’740per year, after tax, insurance and rent
by public transport, from the busiest station
≈ Commute (estimated pass price)≈ commute (estimated pass price): only when a workplace is set, money left also deducts what one adult would pay per year for a public-transport pass (2nd class) to the workplace, one commuter per household (two, each with their own pass, when dual-income couples add a second workplace). It is estimated from the national distance tariff and never more than a GA travelcard; it is not a fare quote. Zone networks (ZVV, Libero, Mobilis …) price by zones, so there a real pass can be a quarter cheaper or dearer; overall the estimate is slightly high more often than low. How commute cost is estimatedSource: Alliance SwissPass, tariffs T650, T654, T603; reference date T650 prices valid from 2023-12-10 (edition 2026-06-01); GA CHF 3995 (T654 edition 2026-06-01).All sources → per year, one commuter, 2nd class
Income taxSource: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources → CHF 12’25912.3% of income
Health insuranceSource: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources → CHF 564adult, per month
Rent, 2 roomsSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023; reference date 2023 (Structural Survey).All sources → ≈ CHF 1’186per month, estimate
ResidentsSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.All sources → 22’02730.9% foreign nationals
Language regionSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions; reference date 2016–2020.All sources → Germanmajority main language
Nearest job hubTimetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors; reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30.All sources → 14 minto Baden
Very few vacant flats: on 1 June 2026, 0.40% of dwellings stood empty and on offer (below 0.5%).Hints, not a verdict; they don't change money left or the order. Rent > ⅓ income: 12 × the average net rent for your flat size is more than a third of your gross household income. Many landlords and agencies expect rent to stay within about a third of income; they usually count rent with service charges, which this figure leaves out, so the real share is higher. Vacancy < 0.5%: fewer than 1 in 200 dwellings stood empty and on offer on 1 June 2026 (BFS). The federal housing office sees the market in balance at about 1.5% and tight below 1%; below 0.5% flats are very hard to find. In small communes a few flats change the rate a lot.How the hints work →Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01.All sources →
Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Wettingen ranks for your household →
Compare Wettingen with another commune →
From income to money leftPer year. Each bar is a share of gross income; ≈ marks an estimate. The tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is the percentage of the basic tax that the commune and the canton charge: it is the main reason neighbouring communes differ.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources →
Single, no children, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat.
Gross incomeCHF 100’000
− Income taxtax multipliers 2026: commune 95%, canton 103%− CHF 12’259
− Health insurance− CHF 6’769
− Rent, 2 rooms− ≈ CHF 14’232
= Money left≈ CHF 66’740
Wettingen has 22’027 residents, making it the 3rd largest of the 196 communes in the canton of Aargau.
31% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.
A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’259 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 7 neighbouring communes and among the lowest 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 14 minutes away on a weekday morning.
Living here
- Sunshine per yearMeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade includedAll sources →
- 1’640 h
- Less sunny than 65% of Swiss communes
- Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog daysAll sources →
- 230 h
- Less winter sun than 70% of communes
- Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by dayBAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people liveAll sources →
- 24%
- More than in 80% of communes
- Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by dayBAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people liveAll sources →
- 1%
- More than in 80% of communes
- Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deepBAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any buildingFederal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →All sources →
- 10%
- Median: Aargau 7%, Switzerland 7%
- Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)All sources →
- ≈ 71%
- More than in 60% of communes
- Electricity price excl. VAT, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)ElCom tariffs 2027, standard product of the network operator, excl. VAT; operator: Energie Wettingen AGAll sources →
- 25.7 Rp./kWh
- About CHF 1’150 a year for 4’500 kWh, excl. VAT · Cheaper than in 65% of communes
- Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 43 empty dwellings for rent or saleAll sources →
- 0.40%
- Switzerland 0.93%, canton AG 1.05%. A low rate means flats are hard to find
- Nearest airport by public transportComputed from the timetable 2026: median door-to-door time for departures 07:00–08:30 on a weekday, to the airport station; Basel-Mulhouse via Basel SBB and bus 50 (+20 min: 13 min ride, changing and waiting)All sources →
- 47 min
- Zürich (ZRH). Geneva (GVA) 3 h 50 · Basel-Mulhouse (BSL) 1 h 47
- Nearest international school by public transportOur list of 36 campuses, checked on the schools' own websites (2026-11-04); time to the school's commune (its main stop), not to the school gateAll sources →
- 36 min
- Academia International School, Campus Zurich, Zürich – Lehrplan 21 and Cambridge (primary); Cambridge IGCSE and International A Level
- Everyday services in the commune© OpenStreetMap contributors, data as of 2026-11-03; train stations: timetable, stations with train service on 2026-11-10All sources →
- Supermarkets9
- Pharmacies5
- Doctors' practices4
- Schools19
- Childcare, kindergartens15
- Train stations1
- Counted within the commune boundary. OpenStreetMap may be incomplete: “none” means none is mapped
Income taxIncome tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee, at the gross labour incomes in the table.Church tax multipliers 2026, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, Roman Catholic 19%. Canton 103% and commune 95%: see the breakdown above.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources →
| Profile | CHF 50’000 | CHF 80’000 | CHF 100’000 | CHF 150’000 | CHF 200’000 | CHF 300’000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single, no children | 3’327 6.7% | 8’317 10.4% | 12’259 12.3% | 23’939 16.0% | 37’702 18.9% | 68’421 22.8% |
| Married, single income, no children | 1’300 2.6% | 4’393 5.5% | 7’224 7.2% | 16’472 11.0% | 29’476 14.7% | 58’878 19.6% |
| Married, dual income (70/30), no children | 998 2.0% | 3’988 5.0% | 6’724 6.7% | 15’446 10.3% | 26’864 13.4% | 55’680 18.6% |
| Married, single income, 2 children | 21 0.0% | 1’887 2.4% | 3’774 3.8% | 11’882 7.9% | 23’504 11.8% | 52’722 17.6% |
Taxed at source (no C permit)? Below CHF 120’000 gross per earner you pay the source tax of the canton of Aargau instead, the same in every commune of the canton. Ranking with source tax →
Health insurance premiums 2027Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Aargau.Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources →
| 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 |
RentAverage monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimatedSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023; reference date 2023 (Structural Survey).All sources →
| Flat | CHF/month | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2 rooms single | ≈ CHF 1’186 | Estimate |
| 3 rooms couple | CHF 1’417 | Measured, BFS 2023 ± 47 |
| 4 rooms family | CHF 1’758 | Measured, BFS 2023 ± 73 |
Commute to job hubsMedian 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.Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed.Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors; reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30.All sources →
| Hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Baden | 14 |
| Dietikon | 21 |
| Zürich Altstetten | 29 |
| Schlieren | 30 |
| Zürich HB | 36 |
| Zürich Oerlikon | 43 |
| Zürich Airport | 47 |
| Wallisellen | 48 |
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/yrSource: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026; reference date tax year 2026.All sources → | Premium CHF/moSource: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027; reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026).All sources → | PopulationSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.All sources → |
|---|---|---|---|
| NiederweningenZH | 10’949 | 536 | 3’284 |
| OtelfingenZH | 11’327 | 536 | 2’861 |
| Baden | 11’939 | 564 | 24’012 |
| Ennetbaden | 12’099 | 564 | 3’801 |
| Wettingen | 12’259 | 564 | 22’027 |
| Würenlos | 12’366 | 564 | 7’046 |
| Neuenhof | 13’165 | 564 | 9’306 |
| Ehrendingen | 13’219 | 564 | 4’919 |
Compare Wettingen with: Baden
PopulationSource: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025; reference date 2025-12-31.© swisstopo; reference date 2026-01-01.All sources →
Residents22’027
Foreign nationals30.9%
Aged 0–1919.5%
Aged 20–6460.1%
Aged 65+20.4%
Area10.6 km²
Sources (23)
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), source-tax tariffs 2026 of the cantons. Source-tax tariffs 2026 (wages), all cantons; reference date tariffs valid from 1 January 2026; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
- Source: Alliance SwissPass, tariffs T650, T654, T603. Tariffs T650 (route passes) and T654 (GA), editions 2026; reference date T650 prices valid from 2023-12-10 (edition 2026-06-01); GA CHF 3995 (T654 edition 2026-06-01); downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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 Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; downloaded 2026-11-04. 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.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport to the airports (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-17, 2026-11-24 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
- Schools' own websites; timetable: opentransportdata.swiss. International schools (hand-curated list) and public transport to the nearest; reference date 2026-11-04; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap, Switzerland extract (2026-11-03); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-04. Licence.
- Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss. Swiss public transport timetable (fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020), stations served by trains; reference date 2026-11-10; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Coat of arms: Wappen Wettingen AG.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.
