Population
8'651↑1.9%
About Buchs AG
City · Aargau
Buchs is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Population
8'651
Tax multiplier
118%
Buchs AG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'800↓0.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'725↓0.3%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.67%↓21.2%
Below average in canton
- Settlement48%
- Forest42%
- Agriculture9%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
37.9%↑1.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 7'259/ m²
−15% vs CH
Dwellings
3'881
Jobs (FTE)
4'636↑0.5%
95%
Property market in Buchs AG
The rental vacancy rate is 0.67%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 14% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'700, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Buchs AG has 8'651 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).