Population
6'646↑1.9%
About Teufen (AR)
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
6'646
Tax multiplier
260%
Teufen (AR) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.260%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'900↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'100↑0.7%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
0.97%↓34.0%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Forest30%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
12.8%↓3.2%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−9% vs CH
Dwellings
3'402
Jobs (FTE)
2'107↑0.1%
86%
68%
Fibre
Housing market in Teufen (AR)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 14% below the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 260%, 31% below the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 67'000, 8% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Teufen (AR) has 6'646 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
