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Living in Wald (AR)

With a municipal tax multiplier of 410%, this municipality ranks 13 among the least taxed of the 20 municipalities in canton AR.

Population
929

STATPOP 2024

Municipal multiplier
410 %

ESTV 2025

Tax rank in canton
No. 13 of 20

Appenzell Outer Rhodes

That is 35 points above the median municipality in canton AR. With 929 inhabitants, it is the 18 most populous of the canton’s 20 municipalities. Under-20s make up 22.3% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young.

Key figures

Official figures, each with its reference year.

Population

929

STATPOP 2024

Households

375

Median taxable income

CHF 51,206

Age structure

Permanent resident population, by age group.

0–19 years
20722.3 %
20–64 years
52656.6 %
65 and over
19621.1 %

Municipal taxation

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

No. 13 of 20
Municipal multiplier

410 %

Cantonal multiplier

330 %

Position within the canton

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

410 %
Teufen (AR) · 260 %Trogen · 450 %

Cantonal median: 380 %

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.