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City · St. Gallen

St. Gallen

These figures are for the whole municipality St. Gallen 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.

42%

Settlement

  • Settlement42%
  • Forest28%
  • Agriculture28%
  • Water1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 396 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

16.725.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.95%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.95%

2.61.30
20222026
Vacancy
20151.96%
20161.94%
20171.78%
20182.32%
20192.46%
20203.02%
20212.72%
20222.59%
20232.08%
20242.10%
20252.30%
20261.95%
Net asking rentCHF 19.8/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of St. Gallen · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen · Median of 396 listings for flats and houses · middle half 16.7–25.2 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 22.5/ m² per monthFigures of the municipality of St. Gallen · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen · Median of 523 listings for flats and houses · middle half 19–28.1 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 8'229/ m²Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen · 1 Nov 2026

Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen · Median of 93 listings for flats and houses · middle half 7'222–10'030 · as of 1 Nov 2026

Dwellings46'192Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 9'849 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings105During 2024
Primary residences85%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage100%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 8.9% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

79'487

79.5K39.7K0
20212025
Population
201072'959
201173'505
201274'111
201374'581
201475'310
201575'538
201675'481
201775'522
201875'833
201976'090
202076'213
202176'328
202276'931
202378'213
202478'863
202579'487
More about People
Population
79'487End of 2025

2025

79'487

79.5K39.7K0
20212025
Population
201072'959
201173'505
201274'111
201374'581
201475'310
201575'538
201675'481
201775'522
201875'833
201976'090
202076'213
202176'328
202276'931
202378'213
202478'863
202579'487
Foreign residents
34.6%End of 2025

2025

34.6%

34.617.30
20212025
Foreign residents
201028.2%
201128.7%
201229.0%
201329.4%
201430.0%
201530.4%
201630.6%
201730.9%
201831.1%
201931.5%
202031.8%
202131.8%
202232.4%
202333.6%
202434.2%
202534.6%
Jobs (FTE)
64'515

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 64'515 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

64'515

64.8K32.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
201157'721
201257'889
201359'160
201459'761
201560'478
201661'449
201761'754
201862'586
201962'651
202062'328
202163'167
202264'223
202364'788
202464'515

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 St. Gallen

CHF 13'438

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 13'438/ yearFigures of the municipality of St. Gallen · Tax year 2026

Figures of the municipality of St. Gallen · 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
138%Tax year 2026

2026

138%

14170.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010149%
2011144%
2012144%
2013144%
2014144%
2015144%
2016144%
2017144%
2018144%
2019141%
2020141%
2021141%
2022141%
2023141%
2024138%
2025138%
2026138%
Median taxable income
CHF 46'100All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 46'100

46.1K23.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 42'300
2011CHF 42'400
2012CHF 42'200
2013CHF 42'700
2014CHF 42'900
2015CHF 43'200
2016CHF 43'700
2017CHF 43'800
2018CHF 44'200
2019CHF 44'600
2020CHF 44'800
2021CHF 45'300
2022CHF 46'100
Median net income
CHF 50'900As of 2022

2022

CHF 50'900

50.9K25.5K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 47'300
2011CHF 47'400
2012CHF 47'300
2013CHF 47'600
2014CHF 47'900
2015CHF 48'100
2016CHF 48'600
2017CHF 48'900
2018CHF 49'100
2019CHF 49'500
2020CHF 49'700
2021CHF 50'100
2022CHF 50'900
Paying direct federal tax74%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.

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
German
Agglomeration
St. Gallen
Labour market region
St. Gallen
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020