Population
9'634↓0.4%
About Elm
City · Glarus
Elm is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Elm itself, and the hamlets of Sulzbach, Schwändi, Müsli, Untertal, Vogelsang, Töniberg, Obmoos, Steinibach and Wald.
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
63%
Elm in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.63%
Median taxable income
CHF 44'300↑0.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'850↑0.7%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
60%
0.59%↑37.2%
Below average in CH
- Other42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest28%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
20.0%↑1.1%
Middle in CH
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−22% vs CH
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'577↓2.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Elm
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 51'800, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Elm has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
