Population
39'228↑0.7%
About Schaffhausen
City · Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen, historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 37,000 as of December 2018. It is located right next to the shore of the High Rhine; it is one of four Swiss towns located entirely on the northern side of the Rhine, along with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the historic Neunkirch, and medieval Stein am Rhein.
Population
39'228
Tax multiplier
83%
Schaffhausen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.83%↓3.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'300↑1.3%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'600↑0.2%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
76%↓3.8%
0.46%↓33.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest53%
- Settlement25%
- Agriculture19%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
31.4%↑0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
20'652↓0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
22'893↑1.6%
90%
Housing market in Schaffhausen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.46%, 45% below the cantonal average (0.83 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 83%, 6% below the cantonal average (88 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'400, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schaffhausen has 39'228 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
