Population
8'828↑1.3%
About Abtwil SG
City · St. Gallen
Gaiserwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg.
Population
8'828
Tax multiplier
99%
Abtwil SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.99%↓3.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'900↑0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'500↑1.2%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.13%↑27.0%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest29%
- Settlement22%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.2%↑2.9%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
4'071↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'839↓3.1%
92%
72%
Fibre
Housing market in Abtwil SG
The rental vacancy rate is 1.13%, 18% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 12% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'150, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Abtwil SG has 8'828 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
