Population
2'054↑1.2%
About Walzenhausen
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Walzenhausen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
2'054
Tax multiplier
320%
Walzenhausen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
320%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 61'559
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.72%↓76.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest35%
- Settlement15%
Foreign residents
24.6%↓0.2%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'250
Jobs (FTE)
884↑0.8%
83%
67%
Fibre
Housing market in Walzenhausen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.72%, 36% below the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 320%, 15% below the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'559, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Walzenhausen has 2'054 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
