Population
4'340↑0.8%
About Susten
City · Valais
Susten Pass is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. The pass road, built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300-metre long tunnel crosses the pass at 2,224 metres.
Population
4'340
Tax multiplier
130%
Susten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 61'454
Above average in canton
Vacancy
1.14%↓9.5%
Middle in canton
- Forest46%
- Other27%
- Agriculture20%
- Settlement7%
Foreign residents
18.9%↑5.3%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'632↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'241↑5.5%
74%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Susten
The rental vacancy rate is 1.14%, 5% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'454, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Susten has 4'340 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
