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Canton of SG

Living in St. Gallen

With a municipal tax multiplier of 138%, this municipality ranks 70 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG. That is 23 points above the median municipality in canton SG. With 78,863 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 18.3% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 304,036 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Population
78,863

STATPOP 2024

Households
39,096
Median taxable income
CHF 54,451

Age structure

0–19 years
14,409
20–64 years
50,412
65 and over
14,042

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
138.00 %
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

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

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.