Key figures
As of january 2026:
Residents: 23,642
Domiciled companies: around 3,100
Average net growth per year since record-keeping began in 2007: 42,6 companies
Employees: over 30,000
Location quality:
- Place 9 of 106 economic regions in Switzerland (UBS Kantonaler Wettbewerbsindikator 2025).
- In Bilanz magazine’s 2022 city ranking for quality of life, Baden occupies first place in the culture and leisure section (13th most attractive city in Switzerland overall).
Costs:
Aargau is one of the most economically robust cantons. In the area of corporate taxes, an additional tax deduction of 50% was introduced in 2020 to promote research and development, and up to 90% of profits from patents can be deducted.
Additional information to corporate taxes: Information for legal persons
Cost comparison for office and residential rentals in Baden:
| Office leasing costs: | |
|---|---|
|
Median (CHF/sq.m./y)
|
|
| Baden | 223.- |
| Zurich | 321.- |
| Geneva | 469.- |
| Switzerland | 225.- |
| Residential Living: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Median
(CHF/sq.m./y) (WP Q3 2023) |
70%-Quantil
(CHF/sq.m./y) (WP Q3 2023) |
|
| Baden | 263.- | 298.- |
| Zurich | 395.- | 478.- |
| Geneva | 407.- | 456.- |
| Switzerland | 223.- | 226.- |
Industry focus:
