Population
6'324↑0.1%
About Mellingen
City · Aargau
Mellingen is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss.
Population
6'324
Tax multiplier
110%
Mellingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'350↑1.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'600↑0.5%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.14%↓76.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture32%
- Forest32%
- Settlement31%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
34.7%↑0.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+10% vs CH
Dwellings
2'857↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'520↓2.9%
95%
Housing market in Mellingen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.14%, 88% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'800, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Mellingen has 6'324 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).