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.
- Population
- 18,633
- Municipal multiplier
- 116 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 40 of 75
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
St. Gallen
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.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
18,633
STATPOP 2024
8,299
CHF 57,914
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 3,63119.5 %
- 20–64 years
- 11,00359.1 %
- 65 and over
- 3,99921.5 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
116 %
105 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 115 %
Information published by the municipality
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