Population
19'351↑1.5%
About Monthey
City · Valais
Monthey is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
19'351
Tax multiplier
120%
Monthey in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'000↑0.9%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'750↑0.8%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.24%↑118.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Forest45%
- Agriculture26%
- Settlement21%
- Other8%
Foreign residents
35.7%↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
9'583↓4.2%
Jobs (FTE)
9'743↑0.8%
90%
80%
Fibre
Housing market in Monthey
The rental vacancy rate is 0.24%, 80% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'400, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Monthey has 19'351 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
