Population
3'937↑1.2%
About Stein SG
City · St. Gallen
Stein is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Nesslau-Krummenau and Stein merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Nesslau.
Population
3'937
Tax multiplier
114%
Stein SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.114%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'500↑0.4%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'900↑1.9%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.90%↓37.5%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest37%
- Other7%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
9.6%↑7.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
2'444↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'365↑3.5%
74%
Housing market in Stein SG
The rental vacancy rate is 0.90%, 34% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 114%, roughly the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 49'050, 21% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Stein SG has 3'937 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
