Population
2'141↑3.0%
About Lichtensteig
Municipality · St. Gallen
Lichtensteig is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
2'141
Tax multiplier
129%
Lichtensteig in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
129%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'611
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
1.08%↑18.7%
Middle in canton
- Forest45%
- Agriculture30%
- Settlement21%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
22.9%↑3.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'204↓0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
393
89%
70%
Fibre
Housing market in Lichtensteig
The rental vacancy rate is 1.08%, 21% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 129%, 14% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'611, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Lichtensteig has 2'141 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
