Population
6'083↑2.6%
About Walenstadt
City · St. Gallen
Walenstadt is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Walen.
Population
6'083
Tax multiplier
110%
Walenstadt in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'900↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'100↑1.0%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.09%↓50.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Forest41%
- Agriculture34%
- Other18%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
20.2%↑2.2%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
±0% vs CH
Dwellings
3'333
Jobs (FTE)
1'560↓0.5%
83%
56%
Fibre
Housing market in Walenstadt
The rental vacancy rate is 0.09%, 93% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 3% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'800, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Walenstadt has 6'083 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
