Population
2'347↑2.1%
About St. Niklaus
Municipality · Valais
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
2'347
Tax multiplier
120%
St. Niklaus in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'200↑3.0%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'475↑3.1%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.55%↓1.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other68%
- Forest22%
- Agriculture8%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
17.0%↑13.0%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 4'778/ m²
−44% vs CH
Dwellings
1'636↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'117↑0.3%
64%
Property market in St. Niklaus
The rental vacancy rate is 0.55%, 54% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'500, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). St. Niklaus has 2'347 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).