Population
3'105↑0.6%
About Unterterzen
City · St. Gallen
Quarten is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Lake Walen. Besides the village of Quarten, the municipality also includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and parts of Tannenbodenalp.
Population
3'105
Tax multiplier
102%
Vacancy
1.20%
Unterterzen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
102%
Median taxable income
CHF 60'556
+10% vs CH
Vacancy
1.20%↑15.4%
- Forest47%
- Agriculture33%
- Other16%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
20.8%↑3.8%
Dwellings
2'333↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
895↓3.5%
59%
21%
Fibre
Housing market in Unterterzen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.20%, 12% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 102%, 10% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 60'556, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Unterterzen has 3'105 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
