Municipality comparison Canton St. Gallen

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Municipality	Postcode	Tax¹	CHF/yr²	Rent/m²	Buy/m²	2nd homes	Tertiary
Balgach	9436	14.1 %	CHF 21,160	19–23	6,700–7,400	10.3 %	39 %
Mörschwil	9402	14.7 %	CHF 22,035	20–24	7,600–8,400	6.8 %	52 %
Sennwald	9469	14.7 %	CHF 22,035	19–24	6,100–6,700	10.7 %	30 %
Rapperswil-Jona	8640	14.9 %	CHF 22,424	25–30	10,200–11,300	9.9 %	44 %
Widnau	9443	15.1 %	CHF 22,618	19–23	6,900–7,600	7.3 %	35 %
Zuzwil	9524	15.1 %	CHF 22,716	19–23	7,000–7,700	7.1 %	41 %
Tübach	9327	15.3 %	CHF 22,910	16–20	7,500–8,300	6.6 %	43 %
Diepoldsau	9444	15.7 %	CHF 23,493	20–25	6,700–7,400	8.0 %	34 %
Thal	9422	15.9 %	CHF 23,882	20–24	6,500–7,200	12.2 %	34 %
Berneck	9442	16.1 %	CHF 24,174	17–21	6,600–7,300	10.7 %	38 %
Bad Ragaz	7310	16.1 %	CHF 24,174	25–30	7,400–8,200	16.1 %	36 %
Au	9435	16.2 %	CHF 24,271	19–23	6,300–7,000	7.7 %	31 %
Goldach	9403	16.3 %	CHF 24,466	23–28	6,900–7,600	7.9 %	32 %
Oberriet	9463	16.3 %	CHF 24,466	17–21	5,700–6,300	9.6 %	32 %
Rorschacherberg	9404	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	19–23	7,500–8,300	10.4 %	36 %
Grabs	9472	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	21–26	6,400–7,000	11.7 %	39 %
Oberbüren	9203	16.6 %	CHF 24,952	18–22	5,700–6,300	7.2 %	33 %
Marbach	9437	16.8 %	CHF 25,146	22–27	5,300–5,800	9.3 %	38 %
Quarten	8877	16.8 %	CHF 25,146	21–26	8,000–8,900	40.6 %	30 %
Amden	8873	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	18–22	6,800–7,500	48.4 %	40 %
Gommiswald	8725	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	21–26	6,900–7,700	13.3 %	35 %
Gaiserwald	9030	16.8 %	CHF 25,243	19–23	6,900–7,600	8.4 %	42 %
Eichberg	9453	16.9 %	CHF 25,341	16–20	5,700–6,300	8.5 %	36 %
Niederhelfenschwil	9526	16.9 %	CHF 25,341	17–21	6,300–6,900	8.9 %	40 %
Kaltbrunn	8722	17.0 %	CHF 25,535	19–23	6,900–7,600	8.4 %	27 %
Altstätten	9450	17.1 %	CHF 25,632	18–21	5,800–6,500	13.1 %	31 %
St. Margrethen	9430	17.2 %	CHF 25,827	18–22	5,600–6,200	11.7 %	20 %
Rebstein	9445	17.2 %	CHF 25,730	27–32	5,700–6,300	10.0 %	31 %
Rüthi	9464	17.2 %	CHF 25,827	20–25	6,200–6,800	9.7 %	30 %
Walenstadt	8880	17.3 %	CHF 25,924	19–24	6,800–7,600	16.9 %	37 %
Uznach	8730	17.3 %	CHF 25,924	20–24	7,900–8,700	8.4 %	29 %
Rheineck	9424	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	18–22	5,400–6,000	13.3 %	25 %
Schmerikon	8716	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	21–26	8,600–9,500	12.1 %	32 %
Nesslau	9655	17.5 %	CHF 26,313	16–19	5,400–6,000	25.6 %	29 %
Andwil	9204	17.5 %	CHF 26,216	19–23	6,200–6,800	8.3 %	44 %
Häggenschwil	9308	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	16–20	6,000–6,600	7.5 %	45 %
Gams	9473	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	19–23	6,500–7,200	13.0 %	41 %
Weesen	8872	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	19–24	8,000–8,800	13.2 %	44 %
Wil	9552	17.6 %	CHF 26,410	19–23	6,900–7,600	9.5 %	33 %
Muolen	9313	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	18–21	6,300–7,000	12.2 %	39 %
Benken	8717	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	18–22	7,000–7,700	10.8 %	28 %
Eschenbach	8638	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	21–25	7,300–8,100	13.1 %	32 %
Oberuzwil	9240	17.7 %	CHF 26,605	18–22	5,900–6,500	9.1 %	35 %
Niederbüren	9246	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	17–21	6,300–6,900	8.0 %	36 %
Gossau	9200	17.7 %	CHF 26,507	19–24	6,100–6,700	8.3 %	31 %
Buchs	9470	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	22–27	6,900–7,700	11.7 %	35 %
Sevelen	9475	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	20–24	6,300–7,000	13.7 %	31 %
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	9658	17.8 %	CHF 26,702	19–23	6,500–7,100	63.9 %	28 %
Eggersriet	9034	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	44–54	5,700–6,300	10.0 %	41 %
Untereggen	9033	17.9 %	CHF 26,799	–	7,200–8,000	8.6 %	43 %
Vilters-Wangs	7323	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	19–23	6,400–7,100	13.6 %	34 %
Kirchberg	9533	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	18–22	5,700–6,300	8.6 %	25 %
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	9606	17.9 %	CHF 26,799	21–25	5,900–6,600	12.6 %	28 %
Neckertal	9621	17.9 %	CHF 26,896	16–20	5,200–5,700	16.8 %	29 %
Wittenbach	9300	18.1 %	CHF 27,188	32–39	5,800–6,400	7.7 %	28 %
Berg	9305	18.1 %	CHF 27,188	17–20	8,200–9,100	8.6 %	47 %
Steinach	9323	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	18–22	7,200–8,000	9.5 %	31 %
Jonschwil	9536	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	17–21	5,500–6,100	9.9 %	33 %
Uzwil	9244	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	18–22	5,700–6,300	9.6 %	28 %
Waldkirch	9205	18.1 %	CHF 27,091	15–19	6,200–6,800	9.5 %	35 %
Flawil	9231	18.2 %	CHF 27,285	18–22	6,000–6,700	9.1 %	27 %
Flums	8890	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	22–27	6,600–7,300	44.4 %	26 %
Mels	7325	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	19–23	6,700–7,400	13.8 %	34 %
Schänis	8723	18.3 %	CHF 27,383	17–20	6,000–6,700	10.2 %	28 %
Rorschach	9400	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	21–26	6,800–7,500	12.6 %	23 %
Sargans	7320	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	20–25	6,700–7,400	9.8 %	34 %
Lichtensteig	9620	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	16–20	5,000–5,600	11.0 %	31 %
Wattwil	9622	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	17–21	5,300–5,900	13.1 %	26 %
Mosnang	9613	18.5 %	CHF 27,771	19–23	6,100–6,700	14.5 %	31 %
St. Gallen	9000	19.1 %	CHF 28,646	21–25	7,100–7,800	14.7 %	42 %
Pfäfers	7312	19.2 %	CHF 28,744	24–29	5,600–6,200	31.5 %	32 %
Ebnat-Kappel	9642	19.2 %	CHF 28,744	28–34	5,400–5,900	17.6 %	28 %
Degersheim	9113	19.3 %	CHF 28,938	18–22	6,000–6,600	12.1 %	34 %
Wartau	9477	19.6 %	CHF 29,327	20–25	6,100–6,800	14.0 %	30 %
Lütisburg	9604	19.6 %	CHF 29,327	17–20	5,100–5,600	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.

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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