Population
3'150↑0.5%
About Gais
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Gais is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is 21.21 km2 (8.19 sq mi).
Population
3'150
Tax multiplier
335%
Gais in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.335%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'450↑3.4%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'400↑2.9%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.56%↑60.8%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest45%
- Settlement7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
13.7%↑3.0%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'667↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'058↑1.2%
82%
Housing market in Gais
The rental vacancy rate is 1.56%, 38% above the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 335%, 11% below the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 60'300, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gais has 3'150 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
