Population
2'667↑1.3%
About Rüthi (Rheintal)
City · St. Gallen
Population
2'667
Tax multiplier
109%
Rüthi (Rheintal) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.109%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'000↓0.6%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'550↓0.2%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.04%↑16.9%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture45%
- Forest33%
- Settlement16%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
29.1%↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
1'250↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'050↑1.9%
90%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Rüthi (Rheintal)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.04%, 24% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 109%, 4% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'550, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rüthi (Rheintal) has 2'667 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
