City · Valais

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Population

662

Tax multiplier

110%

Vacancy

1.04%

Oberwald in numbers

Population

662↓0.2%

110%

Bottom quartile in canton

Median taxable income

CHF 36'700↑5.8%

Below average in canton

Median net income

CHF 40'900↑8.1%

Paying direct federal tax

67%

Cantonal tax multiplier

100%

1.04%↓1.0%

Middle in canton

Land use

Other65%
Agriculture22%
Forest12%
Settlement1%

Foreign residents

12.7%↑6.5%

Below average in canton

Dwellings

1'538↑0.9%

Jobs (FTE)

309↓0.6%

Primary residences

21%

Property market in Oberwald

The rental vacancy rate is 1.04%, 13% below 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 50'700, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Oberwald has 662 residents (2025).

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).

About Oberwald

Oberwald in numbers

Property market in Oberwald