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Flawil

These figures are for the whole municipality Flawil 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.

49%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture49%
  • Settlement26%
  • Forest22%
  • Other1%
  • Water1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 31 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of Flawil

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.620.3

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.91%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.91%

2.41.20
20222026
Vacancy
20153.57%
20163.59%
20173.94%
20183.76%
20192.39%
20202.50%
20212.45%
20222.38%
20231.71%
20241.43%
20251.29%
20260.91%
Net asking rentCHF 19.1/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Flawil · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Flawil · Median of 31 listings for flats and houses · middle half 17.7–20.3 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 21.7/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Flawil · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Flawil · Median of 42 listings for flats and houses · middle half 19.9–23.1 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 6'930/ m²Figures of the municipality of Flawil · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Flawil · Median of 24 listings for flats and houses · middle half 6'497–7'725 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings5'162Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'003 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings22During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage96%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 grew by 7.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

10'672

10.7K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20109'971
201110'045
201210'126
201310'279
201410'323
201510'368
201610'505
201710'551
201810'523
201910'425
202010'510
202110'444
202210'446
202310'631
202410'632
202510'672
More about People
Population
10'672End of 2025

2025

10'672

10.7K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20109'971
201110'045
201210'126
201310'279
201410'323
201510'368
201610'505
201710'551
201810'523
201910'425
202010'510
202110'444
202210'446
202310'631
202410'632
202510'672
Foreign residents
30.5%End of 2025

2025

30.5%

30.515.30
20212025
Foreign residents
201028.4%
201128.1%
201228.2%
201328.5%
201428.7%
201528.5%
201628.5%
201728.9%
201828.8%
201928.7%
202029.0%
202129.3%
202229.7%
202330.4%
202430.4%
202530.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'984

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'984 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'984

3.2K1.6K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20113'363
20123'316
20133'468
20143'408
20153'423
20163'461
20173'381
20183'465
20193'313
20203'241
20213'158
20223'176
20233'123
20242'984

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 Flawil

CHF 12'830

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'830/ yearFigures of the municipality of Flawil · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Flawil · 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
127%Tax year 2026

2026

127%

12763.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010149%
2011149%
2012149%
2013149%
2014149%
2015149%
2016149%
2017145%
2018140%
2019138%
2020133%
2021133%
2022127%
2023127%
2024124%
2025124%
2026127%
Median taxable income
CHF 46'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 46'200

46.2K23.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 43'100
2011CHF 42'600
2012CHF 42'800
2013CHF 43'100
2014CHF 43'200
2015CHF 43'650
2016CHF 43'900
2017CHF 44'200
2018CHF 44'500
2019CHF 45'300
2020CHF 45'100
2021CHF 45'400
2022CHF 46'200
Median net income
CHF 51'833As of 2022

2022

CHF 51'833

51.8K25.9K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 49'200
2011CHF 49'100
2012CHF 48'800
2013CHF 49'500
2014CHF 49'300
2015CHF 49'700
2016CHF 50'000
2017CHF 50'000
2018CHF 51'000
2019CHF 51'200
2020CHF 50'970
2021CHF 51'200
2022CHF 51'833
Paying direct federal tax75%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%Tax year 2026

2026

105%

110550
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
201095%
201195%
2012105%
2013115%
2014115%
2015115%
2016115%
2017115%
2018115%
2019115%
2020115%
2021115%
2022110%
2023105%
2024105%
2025105%
2026105%

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