Population
14'148↑0.7%
About Küssnacht am Rigi
City · Schwyz
Küssnacht am Rigi is a village, municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. The municipality consists of the three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden. It is situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi.
Population
14'148
Tax multiplier
145%
Vacancy
0.32%
Küssnacht am Rigi in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
145%
Median taxable income
CHF 72'884
+33% vs CH
Vacancy
0.32%↑10.3%
- Agriculture55%
- Forest27%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.5%↑1.6%
Dwellings
6'875↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
5'976↑3.6%
90%
22%
Fibre
Housing market in Küssnacht am Rigi
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 39% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 3% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 72'884, 8% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Küssnacht am Rigi has 14'148 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
