Population
2'030↑0.3%
About Raron
Municipality · Valais
Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
2'030
Tax multiplier
120%
Raron in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑1.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'000↑0.3%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.06%↓17.2%
Middle in canton
- Other60%
- Forest21%
- Agriculture13%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
17.7%↑2.8%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 5'213/ m²
−39% vs CH
Dwellings
1'038↑2.2%
Jobs (FTE)
958↓1.1%
84%
Property market in Raron
The rental vacancy rate is 1.06%, 11% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'400, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Raron has 2'030 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).