Population
12'788↑1.6%
About Hinterforst
City · St. Gallen
Population
12'788
Tax multiplier
107%
Hinterforst in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.107%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'600↑1.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'100↑1.2%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.06%↓2.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture60%
- Forest21%
- Settlement14%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
31.7%↓0.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−9% vs CH
Dwellings
6'509↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
6'085↓0.7%
87%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Hinterforst
The rental vacancy rate is 1.06%, 23% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 107%, 5% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 53'600, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Hinterforst has 12'788 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
