Population
3'762↓0.3%
About Steinen
City · Schwyz
Steinen is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
3'762
Tax multiplier
195%
Steinen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.195%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'800↑0.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'500↑1.1%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.82%↑54.7%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Forest21%
- Other15%
- Settlement12%
Foreign residents
11.0%↓1.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'707↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'004↓1.7%
90%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Steinen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.82%, 55% above the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 195%, 38% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'900, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Steinen has 3'762 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
