Population
3'309↑0.6%
About Niederhelfenschwil
Municipality · St. Gallen
Niederhelfenschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
3'309
Tax multiplier
104%
Niederhelfenschwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.104%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'750↓0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'600↓1.3%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.36%↓50.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture69%
- Forest21%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.3%↑4.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
1'389↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
663↑1.8%
91%
57%
Fibre
Property market in Niederhelfenschwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 74% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 104%, 8% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'800, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Niederhelfenschwil has 3'309 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
