Living in Goms
With a municipal tax multiplier of 110%, this municipality ranks 17 among the least taxed of the 122 municipalities in canton VS.
- Population
- 1,149
- Municipal multiplier
- 110 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 17 of 122
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Valais
That is 10 points below the median municipality in canton VS. With 1,149 inhabitants, it is the 65 most populous of the canton’s 122 municipalities. Under-20s make up 13.3% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 52,669 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
1,149
STATPOP 2024
557
CHF 44,479
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 15313.3 %
- 20–64 years
- 61653.6 %
- 65 and over
- 38033.1 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
110 %
100 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 120 %
Information published by the municipality
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