Population
538↓1.1%
About Ernen
Municipality · Valais
Ernen is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 2005 Ernen incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Ausserbinn, Mühlebach, and Steinhaus.
Population
538
Tax multiplier
110%
Ernen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 21'600↓8.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 24'850↓8.0%
63%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.65%↑70.1%
Above average in canton
- Forest39%
- Agriculture32%
- Other27%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
11.3%↓10.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 5'750/ m²
−32% vs CH
Dwellings
1'030↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
132↑12.8%
27%
Property market in Ernen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.65%, 38% above the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 40'650, 34% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ernen has 538 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
