Population
3'581
About Steinach
Municipality · St. Gallen
Steinach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
3'581
Tax multiplier
122%
Steinach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'504
Middle in canton
Vacancy
1.66%↑147.8%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture59%
- Settlement33%
- Forest6%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
25.0%↑0.9%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
1'807↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'593↓4.3%
90%
75%
Fibre
Housing market in Steinach
The rental vacancy rate is 1.66%, 21% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 8% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'504, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Steinach has 3'581 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
