Living in Altstätten
With a municipal tax multiplier of 107%, this municipality ranks 26 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG.
- Population
- 12,581
- Municipal multiplier
- 107 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 26 of 75
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
St. Gallen
That is 8 points below the median municipality in canton SG. With 12,581 inhabitants, it is the 7 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.8% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 11,259 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
12,581
STATPOP 2024
5,669
CHF 53,473
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 2,49119.8 %
- 20–64 years
- 7,65960.9 %
- 65 and over
- 2,43119.3 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
107 %
105 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 115 %
Information published by the municipality
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