Municipality comparison Canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes

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Municipality	Postcode	Tax¹	CHF/yr²	Rent/m²	Buy/m²	2nd homes	Tertiary
Teufen	9052	15.0 %	CHF 22,541	19–23	7,800–8,700	13.7 %	52 %
Walzenhausen	9428	16.2 %	CHF 24,323	16–20	6,200–6,800	17.5 %	33 %
Gais	9056	16.5 %	CHF 24,768	17–20	7,000–7,700	17.8 %	41 %
Lutzenberg	9426	16.8 %	CHF 25,214	20–25	6,000–6,600	14.6 %	35 %
Reute	9411	16.8 %	CHF 25,214	17–21	5,000–5,500	18.9 %	35 %
Speicher	9037	17.0 %	CHF 25,511	18–22	6,900–7,600	13.2 %	50 %
Stein	9063	17.2 %	CHF 25,808	17–20	6,900–7,600	13.1 %	42 %
Waldstatt	9104	17.2 %	CHF 25,808	19–23	6,200–6,900	15.4 %	35 %
Bühler	9055	17.2 %	CHF 25,808	18–22	6,300–7,000	14.3 %	30 %
Heiden	9410	17.2 %	CHF 25,808	18–22	6,600–7,300	14.6 %	36 %
Wolfhalden	9427	17.4 %	CHF 26,104	17–21	5,500–6,100	17.4 %	33 %
Grub	9035	17.8 %	CHF 26,698	18–22	5,500–6,000	16.3 %	32 %
Herisau	9100	18.0 %	CHF 26,995	18–21	5,500–6,100	15.9 %	30 %
Wald	9044	18.0 %	CHF 26,995	17–20	6,100–6,700	18.4 %	36 %
Schönengrund	9105	18.2 %	CHF 27,292	13–16	4,400–4,800	14.8 %	27 %
Schwellbrunn	9103	18.2 %	CHF 27,292	16–19	4,800–5,300	16.7 %	32 %
Urnäsch	9107	18.2 %	CHF 27,292	15–18	5,800–6,400	15.6 %	26 %
Rehetobel	9038	18.2 %	CHF 27,292	19–24	6,200–6,900	20.0 %	42 %
Hundwil	9064	18.4 %	CHF 27,589	16–20	6,300–7,000	14.1 %	26 %
Trogen	9043	18.8 %	CHF 28,183	16–20	5,500–6,100	16.0 %	44 %

¹ Effective total tax burden (federal, cantonal, municipal) on income for a single person earning CHF 150,000 gross, without church tax. Includes all statutory deductions available without proof of expense (excluding income-dependent deductions like commuting costs or childcare). Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.

² CHF/year tax burden · Rent/buy prices refer to apartments (not houses) and are based on own analysis of public Swiss real estate data

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