Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Linthal belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.49%, 4% below the cantonal average (0.51 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63% (2026), roughly the average of the canton's municipalities (62.4 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'629 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Glarus Süd (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 11'571 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 44'300 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 9'634 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
1 apartments are currently listed to buy in Linthal on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Glarus Süd are offered for sale at a median of CHF 4'090 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 2'932 and CHF 5'906 (38 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Linthal is located in the canton of Glarus.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Linthal is 63% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'629 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Glarus Süd (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
Annual mean 9.3°C with 1'494 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.3°C), coldest in January (0.0°C). Station: Glarus, 517 m.
Sunshine
1'331 h
Precipitation
1'494 mm
Glarus · 517 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Elm has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1879–1908) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Elm · 958 m.a.s.l. · 1879–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
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