Population
3'979↓0.3%
About Schwarzenbach SG
City · St. Gallen
Population
3'979
Tax multiplier
129%
Schwarzenbach SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.129%↑5.7%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'200↑1.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'500↓0.3%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.34%↑21.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest24%
- Settlement17%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
14.4%↓2.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−8% vs CH
Dwellings
1'765↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
2'029↑0.9%
90%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwarzenbach SG
The rental vacancy rate is 0.34%, 75% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 129%, 14% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'250, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Schwarzenbach SG has 3'979 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
