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Canton of SG

Living in St. Margrethen

With a municipal tax multiplier of 109%, this municipality ranks 28 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG. That is 6 points below the median municipality in canton SG. With 6,718 inhabitants, it is the 27 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.7% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.

Population
6,718

STATPOP 2024

Households
2,847
Median taxable income
CHF 48,821

Age structure

0–19 years
1,389
20–64 years
4,188
65 and over
1,141

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
109.00 %
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.