
Niedergesteln is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The vacancy rate is 0.70%, 33% below the cantonal average (1.04 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120% (2026), 3% above the average of the canton's municipalities (116.8 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 13'712 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 13'282 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 51'800 (tax period 2022). Niedergesteln has 731 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.9°C with 591 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.8°C), coldest in January (-0.7°C). Station: Visp, 639 m.
Precipitation
591 mm
Visp · 639 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Grächen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Grächen · 1605 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
1 houses are currently listed to buy in Niedergesteln on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Niedergesteln are offered for sale at a median of CHF 5'233 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 4'231 and CHF 5'391 (7 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Niedergesteln is located in the canton of Valais.
Niedergesteln has approximately 731 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Niedergesteln is 120% 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 13'712 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Niedergesteln (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.
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