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Municipality · St. Gallen

Nesslau

Get to know Nesslau

Nesslau is a municipality in the Toggenburg district of the canton of St.

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Gallen, Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 2013 and includes the villages of Nesslau, Krummenau and Stein.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

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

53%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture53%
  • Forest37%
  • Other6%
  • Settlement3%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 16 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 17.5

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

15.718.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.44%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.44%

1.70.80
20222026
Vacancy
20152.96%
20161.88%
20171.59%
20181.68%
20191.57%
20202.14%
20211.72%
20221.68%
20231.11%
20241.44%
20250.90%
20261.44%
Net asking rentCHF 17.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 19.7/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'538/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings2'505Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'629 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings15During 2024
Primary residences74%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage69%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 5.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

3'937

3.9K2K0
20212025
Population
20103'730
20113'694
20123'665
20133'628
20143'644
20153'611
20163'611
20173'599
20183'578
20193'545
20203'608
20213'656
20223'733
20233'833
20243'890
20253'937
More about People
Population
3'937End of 2025

2025

3'937

3.9K2K0
20212025
Population
20103'730
20113'694
20123'665
20133'628
20143'644
20153'611
20163'611
20173'599
20183'578
20193'545
20203'608
20213'656
20223'733
20233'833
20243'890
20253'937
Foreign residents
9.6%End of 2025

2025

9.6%

9.64.80
20212025
Foreign residents
20107.3%
20117.5%
20127.6%
20137.8%
20148.3%
20158.2%
20168.1%
20177.8%
20187.0%
20196.5%
20206.4%
20216.7%
20227.4%
20238.6%
20248.9%
20259.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'365

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'365 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'365

1.4K682.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'325
20121'345
20131'307
20141'306
20151'322
20161'290
20171'307
20181'280
20191'240
20201'290
20211'283
20221'296
20231'319
20241'365

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

CHF 12'111

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'111/ yearTax year 2026

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
114%Tax year 2026

2026

114%

11959.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2013144%
2014144%
2015144%
2016144%
2017139%
2018139%
2019125%
2020125%
2021125%
2022119%
2023119%
2024114%
2025114%
2026114%
Median taxable income
CHF 41'500All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 41'500

41.5K20.8K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2013CHF 35'000
2014CHF 36'000
2015CHF 36'100
2016CHF 37'300
2017CHF 36'900
2018CHF 37'800
2019CHF 38'900
2020CHF 40'350
2021CHF 41'350
2022CHF 41'500
Median net income
CHF 47'900As of 2022

2022

CHF 47'900

47.9K24K0
20182022
Median net income
2013CHF 42'700
2014CHF 43'100
2015CHF 42'400
2016CHF 43'700
2017CHF 43'500
2018CHF 44'200
2019CHF 45'850
2020CHF 46'300
2021CHF 47'000
2022CHF 47'900
Paying direct federal tax73%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%Tax year 2026

2026

105%

110550
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
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
Rural
Municipality type
Peripheral rural municipality
Language region
German
Labour market region
Wattwil
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020