Municipality in the Canton of Schaffhausen

Living in Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein (postcode 8260) has 1,045 residential buildings with 2,347 homes in total on 89 streets.

2,347
homes
0%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
71%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
63%
in a quiet location

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Stein am Rhein in figures

Stein am Rhein (postcode 8260) has 1,045 residential buildings with 2,347 homes in total on 89 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1956.
0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 71% a public transport stop within 300 m.
63% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Schaffhausen are 14.60 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 10,083 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

14.60 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Schaffhausen · 2024

Canton value – not published for Stein am Rhein

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

14.60 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Schaffhausen · 2024

+13 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	14.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	14.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	14.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	14.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	13.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	13.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	13.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	13.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	13.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	13.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	13.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	12.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 3,770
Growth over 10 years: +13.0%
Share of foreign nationals: 24.5%
Share aged 65 and over: 28.4%
Jobs (2024): 1,749
Income tax¹: CHF 10,083
Household electricity price (2027): from 30.1 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 226
1919–1945 56
1946–1970 157
1971–1990 163
1991–2010 153
from 2011 111

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 11%
District heating 6%
Gas 36%
Heating oil 29%
Wood 3%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Stein am Rhein.

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What is it like to live where in Stein am Rhein?

The quietest streets

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster