Population
6'522↑0.1%
About Teufen (AR)
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
6'522
Tax multiplier
260%
Teufen (AR) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
260%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 70'590
Top 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.97%↓34.0%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Forest30%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
13.2%↑1.2%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
3'402
Jobs (FTE)
2'104↑1.8%
86%
68%
Fibre
Housing market in Teufen (AR)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 14% below the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 260%, 31% below the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'590, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Teufen (AR) has 6'522 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
