Population
4'413↑0.7%
About Heiden
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Heiden is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
Population
4'413
Tax multiplier
390%
Heiden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.390%↑5.4%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'850↑1.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'925↑0.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.12%↑12.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest31%
- Settlement18%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
23.0%↑1.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 8'536/ m²
±0% vs CH
Dwellings
2'321↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'945↓3.2%
85%
68%
Fibre
Property market in Heiden
The rental vacancy rate is 1.12%, roughly the cantonal average (1.13 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 390%, 4% above the cantonal average (375 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'900, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Heiden has 4'413 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
