Population
14'185↑0.3%
About Küssnacht (SZ)
Municipality · Schwyz
Küssnacht am Rigi is a village, municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. The municipality consists of the three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden. It is situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi.
Population
14'185
Tax multiplier
145%
Küssnacht (SZ) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.145%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 59'000↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'900↑0.6%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.32%↑10.3%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture55%
- Forest27%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.6%↑0.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 33/ m²
+85% vs CH
Dwellings
6'875↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
5'990↑0.2%
90%
22%
Fibre
Housing market in Küssnacht (SZ)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 39% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 3% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 69'100, 12% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Küssnacht (SZ) has 14'185 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
