Population
7'217↑1.1%
About Thal
City · St. Gallen
Thal is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.
Population
7'217
Tax multiplier
89%
Thal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.89%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'400↑2.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'450↑1.6%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.43%↓10.6%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement40%
- Agriculture40%
- Forest11%
- Other9%
Foreign residents
24.9%↑0.5%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 8'750/ m²
+3% vs CH
Dwellings
3'566↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
3'354↑4.6%
88%
35%
Fibre
Property market in Thal
The rental vacancy rate is 1.43%, 4% above the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 89%, 21% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'300, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Thal has 7'217 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
