Population
9'634↓0.4%
About Linthal
City · Glarus
Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. It is the terminus of the railway line that traverses the length of Glarus.
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
63%
Linthal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.63%
Median taxable income
CHF 44'300↑0.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'850↑0.7%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
60%
0.59%↑37.2%
Below average in CH
- Other42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest28%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
20.0%↑1.1%
Middle in CH
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−20% vs CH
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'577↓2.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Linthal
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, roughly the cantonal average (62 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'800, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Linthal has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
