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Apartments & Houses for rent in Unterwasser

Apartments & Houses for rent in Unterwasser

Unterwasser

Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur. Formerly part of Wildhaus municipality, it has since 2010 been part of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann by merger of Wildhaus and Alt St. Johann. It is a relatively small ski resort, and many of its trails are shared with nearby Alt st. Johan.

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Housing market in Unterwasser

The following figures are for the whole municipality Unterwasser belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.80%, 31% below the cantonal average (1.16 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118% (2026), 4% above the average of the canton's municipalities (113.1 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 12'332 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 12'063 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 37'300 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 2'614 residents (2025).

Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).

Frequently asked questions

What are asking rents in Unterwasser?

Flats and houses in the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann are offered at a median of CHF 21.3 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 16.5 and CHF 29 (11 listings, as of 1 Nov 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.

Which canton is Unterwasser in?

Unterwasser is located in the canton of St. Gallen.

What is the municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Unterwasser?

The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Unterwasser is 118% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.

How much income tax is paid in Unterwasser?

A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 12'332 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.