Canton of SG
Living in Walenstadt
With a municipal tax multiplier of 110%, this municipality ranks 30 among the least taxed of the 75 municipalities in canton SG. That is 5 points below the median municipality in canton SG. With 5,926 inhabitants, it is the 31 most populous of the canton’s 75 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.5% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 11,705 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
STATPOP 2024
Age structure
- 0–19 years
- 1,215
- 20–64 years
- 3,391
- 65 and over
- 1,320
Municipal taxation
- Municipal multiplier
- 110.00 %
- 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.
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