Population
5'463↑0.6%
About Galgenen
City · Schwyz
Galgenen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
5'463
Tax multiplier
155%
Galgenen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
155%↓3.7%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 69'589
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.42%↓17.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest38%
- Settlement12%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
22.6%↑2.5%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'619↑2.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'026↑0.2%
92%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Galgenen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.42%, 20% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 155%, 10% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 69'589, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Galgenen has 5'463 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
