Population
1'905↑1.5%
About Trogen
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Trogen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The town is the seat of the canton's judicial authorities.
Population
1'905
Tax multiplier
450%
Trogen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.450%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'200↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'886↑1.2%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
2.20%↓9.1%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest41%
- Settlement9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
14.4%↑0.3%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'000↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
730↑0.3%
84%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in Trogen
The rental vacancy rate is 2.20%, 95% above the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 450%, 20% above the cantonal average (375 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'300, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Trogen has 1'905 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
