Population
14'185↑0.3%
About Merlischachen
City · Schwyz
Population
14'185
Tax multiplier
145%
Merlischachen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.145%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 59'000↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'900↑0.6%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.32%↑10.3%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture55%
- Forest27%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.6%↑0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 13'740/ m²
+62% vs CH
Dwellings
6'875↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
5'990↑0.2%
90%
22%
Fibre
Property market in Merlischachen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 39% below the cantonal average (0.53 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 3% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 69'100, 12% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Merlischachen has 14'185 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
