Population
3'660↑4.2%
About Stein (AG)
Municipality · Aargau
Stein is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Population
3'660
Tax multiplier
88%
Stein (AG) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.88%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'150↑3.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 63'500↑1.9%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.53%↓30.3%
Below average in canton
- Settlement42%
- Agriculture24%
- Forest22%
- Other11%
Foreign residents
45.1%↑3.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
1'698↓0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
3'287↑3.8%
91%
Housing market in Stein (AG)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.53%, 55% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 88%, 15% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'300, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Stein (AG) has 3'660 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
