Population
9'448↓0.9%
About Lachen
Municipality · Schwyz
Lachen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
9'448
Tax multiplier
125%
Lachen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%↓4.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 61'000↑1.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 66'700↑1.6%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.24%↑26.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Settlement68%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest5%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
31.9%↓1.0%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
4'583↓3.3%
Jobs (FTE)
4'591↓0.4%
93%
80%
Fibre
Housing market in Lachen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.24%, 55% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 11% below the cantonal average (141 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'800, 16% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lachen has 9'448 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
