Population
5'506↑0.8%
About Galgenen
Municipality · Schwyz
Galgenen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
5'506
Tax multiplier
155%
Galgenen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.155%↓3.7%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'250↑0.1%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'000↓0.1%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.27%↓35.7%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest38%
- Settlement12%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
22.7%↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+36% vs CH
Dwellings
2'602↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'030↑0.4%
92%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Galgenen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.27%, 46% below the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 155%, 10% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'400, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Galgenen has 5'506 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
