Population
22'027↑0.8%
About Wettingen
Municipality · Aargau
Wettingen is a residential community in the district of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. With a population about 20,000, Wettingen is the second-largest municipality in the canton.
Population
22'027
Tax multiplier
95%
Wettingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.95%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'900↑0.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'100↑0.5%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.46%↑100.0%
Below average in canton
- Settlement40%
- Forest38%
- Agriculture20%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
30.9%↑1.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 10'653/ m²
+25% vs CH
Dwellings
10'870
Jobs (FTE)
6'091↑0.1%
93%
Property market in Wettingen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.46%, 61% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 95%, 8% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'800, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Wettingen has 22'027 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
