Population
1'768↑2.4%
About Steg VS
City · Valais
Steg is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, Steg has been part of the enlarged municipality of Steg-Hohtenn.
Population
1'768
Tax multiplier
120%
Steg VS in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'600↑1.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'350↑1.3%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.35%↑32.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest41%
- Other39%
- Settlement11%
- Agriculture8%
Foreign residents
23.3%↑8.7%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
1'021↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
825↑0.4%
84%
43%
Fibre
Housing market in Steg VS
The rental vacancy rate is 2.35%, 97% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'850, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Steg VS has 1'768 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
