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Living in Gossau (SG)

With a municipal tax multiplier of 116%, this municipality ranks 40 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG. That is 1 points above the median municipality in canton SG. With 18,633 inhabitants, it is the 4 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole.

Population
18,633

STATPOP 2024

Households
8,299
Median taxable income
CHF 57,914

Age structure

0–19 years
3,631
20–64 years
11,003
65 and over
3,999

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
116.00 %
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.

Information published by the municipality

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No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

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.