Population
4'349↑0.2%
About Susten
City · Valais
Susten Pass is a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. The pass road, built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300-metre long tunnel crosses the pass at 2,224 metres.
Population
4'349
Tax multiplier
130%
Susten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'800↑1.6%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'000↑2.5%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.14%↓9.5%
Middle in canton
- Forest46%
- Other27%
- Agriculture20%
- Settlement7%
Foreign residents
19.6%↑3.6%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+2% vs CH
Dwellings
2'632↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'258↑1.4%
74%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Susten
The rental vacancy rate is 1.14%, 5% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'200, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Susten has 4'349 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
