Population
1'901↓0.3%
About Amden
Municipality · St. Gallen
Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
1'901
Tax multiplier
103%
Vacancy
1.81%
Amden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
103%
Median taxable income
CHF 65'954
+20% vs CH
Vacancy
1.81%↑18.3%
- Forest49%
- Agriculture36%
- Other12%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
11.5%↓12.2%
Dwellings
1'713↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
362↓1.1%
52%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in Amden
The rental vacancy rate is 1.81%, 32% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 103%, 9% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'954, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Amden has 1'901 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
