Population
9'675↑0.2%
About Schwanden GL
City · Glarus
Schwanden is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Population
9'675
Tax multiplier
63%
Vacancy
0.59%
Schwanden GL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
63%
Median taxable income
CHF 58'009
+5% vs CH
Vacancy
0.59%↑37.2%
- Other42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest28%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
19.8%↑3.3%
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'684↑1.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwanden GL
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, roughly the cantonal average (62 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'009, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Schwanden GL has 9'675 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
