Population
2'111↑2.8%
About Walzenhausen
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Walzenhausen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
2'111
Tax multiplier
320%
Walzenhausen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.320%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'450↑1.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'425↑1.8%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
0.72%↓76.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture52%
- Forest34%
- Settlement14%
Foreign residents
25.1%↑2.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'640/ m²
−22% vs CH
Dwellings
1'250
Jobs (FTE)
869↓1.7%
83%
Property market in Walzenhausen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.72%, 36% below the cantonal average (1.13 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 320%, 15% below the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'000, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Walzenhausen has 2'111 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
