Population
24'012↑0.7%
About Baden
Municipality · Aargau
Baden, sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from other Badens, called Baden bei Zürich or Baden im Aargau, is a town and a municipality in Switzerland. It is the main town or seat of the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. Located 25km northwest of Zürich in the Limmat Valley mainly on the western side of the river Limmat, its mineral hot springs have been famed since at least the Roman era. Its official language is German, but the main spoken language is the local Alemannic Swiss-German dialect. As of 2018 the town had a population of over 19,000.
Population
24'012
Tax multiplier
89%
Baden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.89%↓3.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'500↑0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 63'200↑1.0%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.80%↓14.9%
Middle in canton
- Forest54%
- Settlement36%
- Agriculture8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
30.1%↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 28/ m²
+58% vs CH
Dwellings
12'750↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
25'058↑2.7%
90%
Housing market in Baden
The rental vacancy rate is 0.80%, 33% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 89%, 14% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 68'300, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Baden has 24'012 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
