Population
1'543↓0.8%
About Schwellbrunn
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Schwellbrunn is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
1'543
Tax multiplier
400%
Schwellbrunn in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.400%↓4.8%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'400↑0.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'600↑2.3%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
0.39%↓2.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture60%
- Forest34%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
7.0%↓8.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
769↑2.5%
Jobs (FTE)
428↓3.8%
83%
51%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwellbrunn
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 65% below the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 400%, 7% above the cantonal average (375 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'900, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schwellbrunn has 1'543 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
