Canton of SG
Living in Buchs (SG)
With a municipal tax multiplier of 118%, this municipality ranks 46 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG. That is 3 points above the median municipality in canton SG. With 14,038 inhabitants, it is the 6 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 21% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 32,716 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
STATPOP 2024
Age structure
- 0–19 years
- 2,946
- 20–64 years
- 8,715
- 65 and over
- 2,377
Municipal taxation
- Municipal multiplier
- 118.00 %
- Cantonal multiplier
- 105.00 %
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
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