Living in Menziken: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 26.88 cents/kWh, 0.9% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Menziken

26.88 cents/kWh

Canton of Aargau

27.56 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

EWS Energie AG

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
29.30 cents/kWh▼ 4.3%	27.95 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%	26.88 cents/kWh▼ 3.0%	26.88 cents/kWh▼ 3.0%	26.35 cents/kWh▼ 2.7%	25.79 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	26.01 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%	26.35 cents/kWh▼ 2.7%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.55 cents/kWh
Energy11.20 cents/kWh
Levies0.50 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing chargeno standing charge

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 474.70 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average596.25 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Young adultsfrom 346.50 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average442.59 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 102.10 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Children, on average143.56 CHF/month▲ 4.8%

Premium region in Aargau: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents8,909
Foreign share41.9%
Ages 0–191,928 · 21.6%
Ages 20–645,378 · 60.4%
Ages 65 and over1,603 · 18.0%
Residents per km²1,217.1

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude535–872 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature9.3 °C
Annual precipitation1,134 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.9%
Frost days78.2
Days of 30 °C or more14
Reference stationBuchs / Aarau, 18.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Menziken sits in the figures as follows.

Of working age in Menziken: 60.4%, young: 21.6%, older: 18.0%.

Menziken is not a mountain municipality.

Menziken averages 9.3 °C, 1,134 mm of precipitation and 40.9% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020.

Menziken has 8,909 residents, 1,217.1 per square kilometre.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Menziken?

Of working age in Menziken: 60.4%, young: 21.6%, older: 18.0%. Menziken is not a mountain municipality. Menziken averages 9.3 °C, 1,134 mm of precipitation and 40.9% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020. Menziken has 8,909 residents, 1,217.1 per square kilometre.

Border neighbours

Menziken or Rickenbach (LU)6,012 m · 9.8%
Menziken or Beromünster5,443 m · 8.3%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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