Population
6'446↑0.4%
About Schönengrund
City · St. Gallen
Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
6'446
Tax multiplier
120%
Schönengrund in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Above average in canton
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.61%↓19.7%
Below average in canton
Foreign residents
10.7%↑0.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 5'689/ m²
−33% vs CH
Dwellings
3'443↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'667↓2.2%
83%
Property market in Schönengrund
The rental vacancy rate is 0.61%, 56% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 6% above the cantonal average (113 %). Schönengrund has 6'446 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
