Population
4'213↑1.0%
About Schänis
Municipality · St. Gallen
Schänis is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
4'213
Tax multiplier
125%
Schänis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'100↓1.8%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'725↓0.9%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.37%↓43.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest41%
- Other5%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
16.4%↑5.7%
Below average in canton
Median price
CHF 10'420/ m²
+23% vs CH
Dwellings
1'892↑2.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'098↑4.0%
90%
Property market in Schänis
The rental vacancy rate is 0.37%, 73% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 11% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'100, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schänis has 4'213 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).