Municipality comparison Canton St. Gallen

All 75 municipalities in Canton St. Gallen compared — tax burden, municipal tax rate, second-home share and education level at a glance. Click on a municipality for the full location profile.

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Cantonal tax multiplier St. Gallen: 105%. The municipal multiplier (column «Tax multiplier») is directly comparable within Canton St. Gallen — for comparisons across cantons use the effective tax burden.

Municipality	Postcode	Tax¹	CHF/yr²	Tax multiplier³	2nd homes	Tertiary
Balgach	9436	14.1 %	CHF 21,160	61%	10.3 %	39 %
Mörschwil	9402	14.7 %	CHF 22,035	70%	6.8 %	52 %
Sennwald	9469	14.7 %	CHF 22,035	70%	10.7 %	30 %
Rapperswil-Jona	8640	14.9 %	CHF 22,424	74%	9.9 %	44 %
Widnau	9443	15.1 %	CHF 22,618	76%	7.3 %	35 %
Zuzwil	9524	15.1 %	CHF 22,716	77%	7.1 %	41 %
Tübach	9327	15.3 %	CHF 22,910	79%	6.6 %	43 %
Diepoldsau	9444	15.7 %	CHF 23,493	85%	8.0 %	34 %
Thal	9422	15.9 %	CHF 23,882	89%	12.2 %	34 %
Berneck	9442	16.1 %	CHF 24,174	92%	10.7 %	38 %
Bad Ragaz	7310	16.1 %	CHF 24,174	92%	16.1 %	36 %
Au	9435	16.2 %	CHF 24,271	93%	7.7 %	31 %
Goldach	9403	16.3 %	CHF 24,466	95%	7.9 %	32 %
Oberriet	9463	16.3 %	CHF 24,466	95%	9.6 %	32 %
Rorschacherberg	9404	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	100%	10.4 %	36 %
Grabs	9472	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	100%	11.7 %	39 %
Oberbüren	9203	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	100%	7.2 %	33 %
Marbach	9437	16.8 %	CHF 25,146	102%	9.3 %	38 %
Quarten	8877	16.8 %	CHF 25,146	102%	40.6 %	30 %
Amden	8873	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	103%	48.4 %	40 %
Gommiswald	8725	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	103%	13.3 %	35 %
Gaiserwald	9030	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	103%	8.4 %	42 %
Eichberg	9453	16.9 %	CHF 25,341	104%	8.5 %	36 %
Niederhelfenschwil	9526	16.9 %	CHF 25,341	104%	8.9 %	40 %
Kaltbrunn	8722	17.0 %	CHF 25,535	106%	8.4 %	27 %
Altstätten	9450	17.1 %	CHF 25,632	107%	13.1 %	31 %
St. Margrethen	9430	17.2 %	CHF 25,827	109%	11.7 %	20 %
Rebstein	9445	17.2 %	CHF 25,730	108%	10.0 %	31 %
Rüthi	9464	17.2 %	CHF 25,827	109%	9.7 %	30 %
Walenstadt	8880	17.3 %	CHF 25,924	110%	16.9 %	37 %
Uznach	8730	17.3 %	CHF 25,924	110%	8.4 %	29 %
Rheineck	9424	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	113%	13.3 %	25 %
Schmerikon	8716	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	113%	12.1 %	32 %
Nesslau	9655	17.5 %	CHF 26,313	114%	25.6 %	29 %
Andwil	9204	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	113%	8.3 %	44 %
Häggenschwil	9308	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	115%	7.5 %	45 %
Gams	9473	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	115%	13.0 %	41 %
Weesen	8872	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	115%	13.2 %	44 %
Wil	9552	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	115%	9.5 %	33 %
Muolen	9313	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	116%	12.2 %	39 %
Benken	8717	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	117%	10.8 %	28 %
Eschenbach	8638	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	117%	13.1 %	32 %
Oberuzwil	9240	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	117%	9.1 %	35 %
Niederbüren	9246	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	116%	8.0 %	36 %
Gossau	9200	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	116%	8.3 %	31 %
Buchs	9470	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	118%	11.7 %	35 %
Sevelen	9475	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	118%	13.7 %	31 %
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	9658	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	118%	63.9 %	28 %
Eggersriet	9034	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	120%	10.0 %	41 %
Untereggen	9033	17.9 %	CHF 26,799	119%	8.6 %	43 %
Vilters-Wangs	7323	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	120%	13.6 %	34 %
Kirchberg	9533	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	120%	8.6 %	25 %
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	9606	17.9 %	CHF 26,799	119%	12.6 %	28 %
Neckertal	9621	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	120%	16.8 %	29 %
Wittenbach	9300	18.1 %	CHF 27,188	123%	7.7 %	28 %
Berg	9305	18.1 %	CHF 27,188	123%	8.6 %	47 %
Steinach	9323	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	122%	9.5 %	31 %
Jonschwil	9536	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	122%	9.9 %	33 %
Uzwil	9244	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	122%	9.6 %	28 %
Waldkirch	9205	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	122%	9.5 %	35 %
Flawil	9231	18.2 %	CHF 27,285	124%	9.1 %	27 %
Flums	8890	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	125%	44.4 %	26 %
Mels	7325	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	125%	13.8 %	34 %
Schänis	8723	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	125%	10.2 %	28 %
Rorschach	9400	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	129%	12.6 %	23 %
Sargans	7320	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	129%	9.8 %	34 %
Lichtensteig	9620	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	129%	11.0 %	31 %
Wattwil	9622	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	129%	13.1 %	26 %
Mosnang	9613	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	129%	14.5 %	31 %
St. Gallen	9000	19.1 %	CHF 28,646	138%	14.7 %	42 %
Pfäfers	7312	19.2 %	CHF 28,744	139%	31.5 %	32 %
Ebnat-Kappel	9642	19.2 %	CHF 28,744	139%	17.6 %	28 %
Degersheim	9113	19.3 %	CHF 28,938	141%	12.1 %	34 %
Wartau	9477	19.6 %	CHF 29,327	145%	14.0 %	30 %
Lütisburg	9604	19.6 %	CHF 29,327	145%	14.5 %	27 %

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.

³ Municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) for the personal income tax. Directly comparable within the canton; of little meaning across cantons (differing base tariffs) — use the effective tax burden (column «Tax») for that. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration, tax burden in Switzerland, tax year 2025.

² CHF/year tax burden

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The table above shows all municipalities in Canton St. Gallen sorted by tax burden. Municipalities with an effective tax rate below 16.5% are highlighted in green. Tax burden refers to a single person earning CHF 150,000 gross without church tax (Swiss Federal Tax Administration 2025).

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The second-home share shows what proportion of dwellings in a municipality are used as holiday or secondary residences. Municipalities with over 20% second homes are subject to the Swiss Second Home Act (Lex Weber), which affects purchase prices and usage rights.

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