Living in Effingen

Effingen is a small municipality in Aargau, Switzerland, home to 632 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents632
Density92 per km²
Area6.9 km²
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.3%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.5%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m3.12‰
Hub airport34 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+34 km
Within 30 km1,217,300 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 110 m
Nearest major riverAare, 5.7 km
Main railway line1.0 km
Border with Germany9 km
Distance to Bern80 km
Within 10 km101,588 people
Winter daylight8 h 26 min, sunset 16:39

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How Effingen ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Aargau
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner24#1,051 of 2,172#183 of 210Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)96
  • Flat land (terrain relief)95
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)92
  • Mobility and connectivity81
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)76
  • Green space75
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)75
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)74
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Safety and community64
  • Health and elderly59
  • Lifestyle and amenities58
  • Demographics54
  • Taxes and wealth52
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)52
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance48
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance48
  • Jobs and economy46
  • Education and family45
  • Sea or lake shore42
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance40
  • Affordability34
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)22
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance20
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)19
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)16
  • Foundation12
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)11
  • Real estate10
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20195942019: 59420205952020: 59520216212021: 62120226322022: 632

+6.4% from 2019 to 2022. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.