Population
4'026↑0.4%
About Berneck
City · St. Gallen
Berneck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
4'026
Tax multiplier
92%
Berneck in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.92%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'700↑1.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'275↑1.7%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.93%↓38.4%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest29%
- Settlement25%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
20.2%↓0.7%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 7'358/ m²
−13% vs CH
Dwellings
1'935↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'037↑0.6%
89%
62%
Fibre
Property market in Berneck
The rental vacancy rate is 0.93%, 32% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 92%, 19% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 60'700, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Berneck has 4'026 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
