Population
7'535↑0.6%
About Grabs
City · St. Gallen
Grabs may refer to:Grabs, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen Detlev Grabs, East German swimmer Grabs (skateboarding)
Population
7'535
Tax multiplier
100%
Grabs in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'800↑1.9%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'200↑1.9%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.80%↓1.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest33%
- Other12%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
23.4%↑1.3%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
3'875↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
3'146↑4.5%
88%
Housing market in Grabs
The rental vacancy rate is 0.80%, 42% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 12% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'000, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Grabs has 7'535 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).