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Living in Gonten

With a municipal tax multiplier of 79%, this municipality ranks 2 among the least taxed of the 5 municipalities in canton AI.

Population
1,474

STATPOP 2024

Municipal multiplier
79 %

ESTV 2025

Tax rank in canton
No. 2 of 5

Appenzell Inner Rhodes

That is 2 points below the median municipality in canton AI. With 1,474 inhabitants, it is the 4 most populous of the canton’s 5 municipalities. Under-20s make up 24.2% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 23,532 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Key figures

Official figures, each with its reference year.

Population

1,474

STATPOP 2024

Households

562

Median taxable income

CHF 61,408

Age structure

Permanent resident population, by age group.

0–19 years
35724.2 %
20–64 years
77152.3 %
65 and over
34623.5 %

Municipal taxation

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

No. 2 of 5
Municipal multiplier

79 %

Cantonal multiplier

96 %

Position within the canton

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

79 %
Appenzell · 56 %Oberegg · 96 %

Cantonal median: 81 %

Information published by the municipality

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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.