Population
2'030↑0.3%
About Raron
Municipality · Valais
Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
2'030
Tax multiplier
120%
Raron in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑1.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'000↑0.3%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.95%↓10.4%
Middle in canton
- Other60%
- Forest21%
- Agriculture13%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
17.7%↑2.8%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'052↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
958↓1.1%
84%
68%
Fibre
Housing market in Raron
The rental vacancy rate is 0.95%, 9% below the cantonal average (1.04 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'400, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Raron has 2'030 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
