Population
8'714↑1.2%
About Abtwil SG
City · St. Gallen
Gaiserwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg.
Population
8'714
Tax multiplier
103%
Vacancy
1.13%
Abtwil SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
103%
Median taxable income
CHF 70'815
+29% vs CH
Vacancy
1.13%↑27.0%
- Agriculture49%
- Forest29%
- Settlement22%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
15.8%↓1.7%
Dwellings
4'071↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'898↑2.9%
92%
72%
Fibre
Housing market in Abtwil SG
The rental vacancy rate is 1.13%, 18% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 103%, 9% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'815, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Abtwil SG has 8'714 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
