Population
6'332↑1.0%
About Eschen
City · St. Gallen
Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi), and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.
Population
6'332
Tax multiplier
70%
Eschen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
70%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'043
Middle in canton
Vacancy
1.05%↑43.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest31%
- Settlement11%
- Other10%
Foreign residents
37.0%↑1.3%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
3'143↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
4'111↑6.5%
89%
52%
Fibre
Housing market in Eschen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.05%, 23% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, 38% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'043, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Eschen has 6'332 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
