Population
14'038↑0.8%
About Buchs SG
City · St. Gallen
Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It serves as an important economic and transport hub, situated on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town in 2002.
Population
14'038
Tax multiplier
118%
Buchs SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
118%
Median taxable income
CHF 63'599
+16% vs CH
Vacancy
1.01%↓50.0%
- Agriculture37%
- Forest28%
- Settlement28%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
45.0%↑0.6%
Dwellings
6'832↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
6'482↑1.7%
88%
64%
Fibre
Housing market in Buchs SG
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 5% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'599, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Buchs SG has 14'038 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
