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Living within 30 minutes of Aarau by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Aarau within 30 minutes by bike, sorted by total annual cost. Calculated on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap, with an allowance for climbs. Different time, household or workplace: use the form below.

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21 municipalities within 30 minutes of Aarau by bike

Costs for: Couple, no kids, gross income CHF 100,000 per year.

The cheapest is Erlinsbach (AG) at CHF 22,547 per year, CHF 200 less than Aarau.

6 municipalities are borderline: within the time at 18 km/h and 4 minutes per 100 metres of climbing, outside at 16 km/h and 6 minutes.

For comparison, Aarau itself: CHF 22,777 per year.

  1. 1.Erlinsbach (AG)about 19 min
    CHF 22,547 per yearCHF 200 less than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 89 %Check an address there
  2. 2.Biberstein (AG)about 18 min
    CHF 22,867 per yearabout the same as Aarau
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 99 %Check an address there
  3. 3.Auenstein (AG)about 33 min Borderline
    CHF 22,879 per yearCHF 100 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 93 %Check an address there
  4. 4.Rupperswil (AG)about 28 min
    CHF 22,934 per yearCHF 200 more than Aarau
    31 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 99 %Check an address there
  5. 5.Küttigen (AG)about 13 min
    CHF 23,057 per yearCHF 300 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 105 %Check an address there
  6. 6.Hunzenschwil (AG)about 27 min
    CHF 23,096 per yearCHF 300 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 102 %Check an address there
  7. 7.Gränichen (AG)about 21 min
    CHF 23,247 per yearCHF 500 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 111 %Check an address there
  8. 8.Unterentfelden (AG)about 13 min
    CHF 23,307 per yearCHF 500 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 113 %Check an address there
  9. 9.Suhr (AG)about 11 min
    CHF 23,406 per yearCHF 600 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 112 %Check an address there
  10. 10.Oberentfelden (AG)about 19 min
    CHF 23,441 per yearCHF 700 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 113 %Check an address there
  11. 11.Buchs (AG)about 10 min
    CHF 23,467 per yearCHF 700 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 118 %Check an address there
  12. 12.Kölliken (AG)about 31 min Borderline
    CHF 23,548 per yearCHF 800 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 119 %Check an address there
  13. 13.Muhen (AG)about 29 min Borderline
    CHF 23,670 per yearCHF 900 more than Aarau
    to work 24 min, back 29 min
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 112 %Check an address there
  14. 14.Däniken (SO)about 29 min Borderline
    CHF 25,874 per yearCHF 3,100 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 81 %Check an address there
  15. 15.Eppenberg-Wöschnau (SO)about 10 min
    CHF 26,437 per yearCHF 3,700 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 99 %Check an address there
  16. 16.Erlinsbach (SO)about 16 min
    CHF 26,897 per yearCHF 4,100 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 110 %Check an address there
  17. 17.Niedergösgen (SO)about 20 min
    CHF 27,181 per yearCHF 4,400 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 110 %Check an address there
  18. 18.Gretzenbach (SO)about 25 min
    CHF 27,308 per yearCHF 4,500 more than Aarau
    33 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 118 %Check an address there
  19. 19.Schönenwerd (SO)about 16 min
    CHF 27,448 per yearCHF 4,700 more than Aarau
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 115 %Check an address there
  20. 20.Obergösgen (SO)about 31 min Borderline
    CHF 27,733 per yearCHF 5,000 more than Aarau
    34 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 122 %Check an address there
  21. 21.Stüsslingen (SO)about 33 min Borderline
    CHF 27,880 per yearCHF 5,100 more than Aarau
    to work 25 min, back 33 min
    32 fog days (Oct. to Feb.)Tax rate 125 %Check an address there

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How to read these figures

  • Bike and e-bike: riding time calculated by Ubivo on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap (OSRM route planner, bicycle profile), between inhabited points of the home municipality and of the workplace municipality (one to five depending on size, weighted by population; the median is shown). Base speed 17 km/h by bike, 20 km/h by e-bike (assisted up to 25 km/h), plus 5 minutes by bike and 2.5 minutes by e-bike for every 100 metres of climbing; downhill 2 or 1 minute less per 100 metres, but never faster than 25 km/h. This is an assumption by Ubivo for adults who commute regularly, not an official value. The slower direction counts; where the two differ clearly, both are shown. «Borderline» means: with a slightly faster or slower assumption (bike 16 to 18 km/h and 4 to 6 minutes per 100 metres, e-bike 19 to 21 km/h and 2 to 3 minutes) the municipality is once within and once outside the time.
  • Limits: the times apply between typical residential locations, not from your door. Traffic lights and junctions are only covered by the base speed; weather, luggage and fitness not at all. Where OpenStreetMap has gaps, paths are missing or mapped wrongly. Ferries and taking the bike on the train are excluded.
  • Total annual cost: income tax, health insurance premiums (deductible 300) and electricity (4,500 kWh) for the chosen household, without commuting costs. Differences rounded to CHF 100.
  • Rents and property prices are not included; there is no data per municipality.
  • Do you pay tax at source, for example on a B permit? Then differences between municipalities in a canton only matter to you under a subsequent ordinary assessment.

    The deduction from your salary is the same in every municipality of a canton. From a gross salary of CHF 120,000 a year you are assessed under the ordinary procedure automatically, below that on application by 31 March of the following year; your municipality’s tax rate then applies. Tax at source and where you live

Bike and e-bike times: Ubivo calculation with OSRM on data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract of 31/10/2026; elevation: swisstopo, swissALTIRegio; residential locations: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2024. Costs: FTA (taxes 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027). Fog days: MeteoSwiss, average 2023-2025, October to February. Methodology and data sources

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