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Amsteg

These figures are for the whole municipality Amsteg belongs to.

Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

64%

Other

  • Other64%
  • Forest22%
  • Agriculture12%
  • Water1%
  • Settlement<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'176 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Figures of the municipality of Silenen

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'176

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.34%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.34%

1.10.60
20222026
Vacancy
20151.05%
20160.48%
20170.38%
20180.19%
20190.66%
20200.83%
20210.74%
20220.36%
20231.14%
20240.52%
20250.60%
20260.34%
Dwellings1'176Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 780 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings7During 2024
Primary residences82%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage5%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population fell by 7.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'080

2.1K1K0
20212025
Population
20102'240
20112'149
20122'162
20132'195
20142'164
20152'108
20162'045
20171'991
20181'949
20191'957
20201'951
20211'984
20222'041
20232'040
20242'037
20252'080
More about People
Population
2'080End of 2025

2025

2'080

2.1K1K0
20212025
Population
20102'240
20112'149
20122'162
20132'195
20142'164
20152'108
20162'045
20171'991
20181'949
20191'957
20201'951
20211'984
20222'041
20232'040
20242'037
20252'080
Foreign residents
8.3%End of 2025

2025

8.3%

8.34.10
20212025
Foreign residents
201012.7%
201110.8%
201211.3%
201313.8%
201412.4%
201510.3%
20169.2%
20177.9%
20186.6%
20196.9%
20206.3%
20216.9%
20227.8%
20237.3%
20247.3%
20258.3%
Jobs (FTE)
387

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 387 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

387

387193.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011348
2012346
2013328
2014330
2015319
2016294
2017283
2018302
2019285
2020246
2021275
2022286
2023296
2024387

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Silenen

CHF 10'240

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'240/ yearFigures of the municipality of Silenen · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Silenen · Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
105%Tax year 2026

2026

105%

10552.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010105%
2011105%
2012105%
2013105%
2014105%
2015105%
2016105%
2017105%
2018105%
2019105%
2020105%
2021105%
2022105%
2023105%
2024105%
2025105%
2026105%
Median taxable income
CHF 47'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 47'200

47.2K23.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 39'850
2011CHF 39'700
2012CHF 40'350
2013CHF 42'200
2014CHF 42'000
2015CHF 43'900
2016CHF 44'500
2017CHF 44'600
2018CHF 45'400
2019CHF 46'700
2020CHF 45'750
2021CHF 46'500
2022CHF 47'200
Median net income
CHF 51'500As of 2022

2022

CHF 51'500

51.7K25.8K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 44'900
2011CHF 45'300
2012CHF 47'250
2013CHF 48'350
2014CHF 48'600
2015CHF 49'200
2016CHF 49'900
2017CHF 49'900
2018CHF 51'250
2019CHF 51'450
2020CHF 51'250
2021CHF 51'673
2022CHF 51'500
Paying direct federal tax75%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%Tax year 2026

2026

100%

100500
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
2021100%
2022100%
2023100%
2024100%
2025100%
2026100%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.