Population
9'634↓0.4%
About Matt
City · Glarus
Matt is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Matt lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the village of Matt itself, and the mountain hamlet of Weissenberge.
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
63%
Matt 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
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'577↓2.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Matt
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). Matt has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
