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Living in Gaiserwald

With a municipal tax multiplier of 103%, this municipality ranks 20 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG.

Population
8,714

STATPOP 2024

Municipal multiplier
103 %

ESTV 2025

Tax rank in canton
No. 20 of 75

St. Gallen

That is 12 points below the median municipality in canton SG. With 8,714 inhabitants, it is the 18 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 21.6% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.

Key figures

Official figures, each with its reference year.

Population

8,714

STATPOP 2024

Households

3,714

Median taxable income

CHF 68,109

Age structure

Permanent resident population, by age group.

0–19 years
1,88321.6 %
20–64 years
4,83055.4 %
65 and over
2,00123 %

Municipal taxation

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

No. 20 of 75
Municipal multiplier

103 %

Cantonal multiplier

105 %

Position within the canton

Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.

103 %
Balgach · 61 %Wartau · 145 %

Cantonal median: 115 %

Information published by the municipality

Extracted from the official website and verified. Every value links back to its source page.

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Straight-line distance between municipal centres.

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.