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City · Schwyz

Seewen SZ

These figures are for the whole municipality Seewen SZ 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.

47%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture47%
  • Forest38%
  • Settlement10%
  • Other4%
  • Water2%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 15 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of Schwyz

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 23.2

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

21.526.8

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.22%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.22%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.35%
20160.71%
20172.69%
20180.69%
20190.79%
20200.43%
20210.33%
20220.29%
20230.11%
20240.09%
20250.38%
20260.22%
Net asking rentCHF 23.2/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Schwyz · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Schwyz · Median of 15 listings for flats and houses · middle half 21.5–26.8 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 26.1/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of Schwyz · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Schwyz · Median of 20 listings for flats and houses · middle half 23.9–29.5 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 9'675/ m²Figures of the municipality of Schwyz · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of Schwyz · Median of 15 listings for flats and houses · middle half 9'376–11'318 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings8'252Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'894 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings38During 2024
Primary residences89%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage46%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 16.0% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

16'735

16.7K8.4K0
20212025
Population
201014'423
201114'331
201214'663
201314'785
201414'880
201514'856
201614'885
201715'000
201815'181
201915'239
202015'435
202115'465
202215'685
202316'181
202416'446
202516'735
More about People
Population
16'735End of 2025

2025

16'735

16.7K8.4K0
20212025
Population
201014'423
201114'331
201214'663
201314'785
201414'880
201514'856
201614'885
201715'000
201815'181
201915'239
202015'435
202115'465
202215'685
202316'181
202416'446
202516'735
Foreign residents
22.4%End of 2025

2025

22.4%

22.411.20
20212025
Foreign residents
201016.8%
201116.9%
201217.5%
201317.3%
201417.2%
201517.3%
201618.0%
201718.3%
201818.7%
201918.9%
202019.0%
202119.1%
202219.8%
202321.1%
202421.7%
202522.4%
Jobs (FTE)
10'427

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 10'427 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

10'427

10.4K5.2K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20118'912
20129'052
20139'247
20149'392
20159'419
20169'539
20179'748
20189'868
20199'840
20209'798
20219'859
202210'196
202310'410
202410'427

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 Schwyz

CHF 6'414

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 6'414/ yearFigures of the municipality of Schwyz · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of Schwyz · 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
175%Tax year 2026

2026

175%

215107.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010205%
2011195%
2012195%
2013215%
2014215%
2015225%
2016225%
2017225%
2018220%
2019220%
2020215%
2021215%
2022215%
2023205%
2024205%
2025175%
2026175%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'450All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 51'450

51.5K25.7K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 45'800
2011CHF 45'700
2012CHF 45'800
2013CHF 46'100
2014CHF 46'900
2015CHF 47'200
2016CHF 48'800
2017CHF 48'900
2018CHF 49'400
2019CHF 50'000
2020CHF 50'400
2021CHF 51'200
2022CHF 51'450
Median net income
CHF 56'575As of 2022

2022

CHF 56'575

56.6K28.3K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 51'300
2011CHF 51'500
2012CHF 52'000
2013CHF 52'200
2014CHF 52'800
2015CHF 52'700
2016CHF 54'100
2017CHF 54'200
2018CHF 54'500
2019CHF 55'500
2020CHF 54'600
2021CHF 56'500
2022CHF 56'575
Paying direct federal tax78%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%Tax year 2026

2026

110%

120600
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010120%
2011120%
2012120%
2013120%
2014120%
2015145%
2016170%
2017170%
2018170%
2019160%
2020150%
2021150%
2022120%
2023120%
2024120%
2025115%
2026110%

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