Population
916↓1.4%
About Wald AR
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
916
Tax multiplier
410%
Wald AR in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.410%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'050↓2.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'175↓5.1%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.21%↓33.9%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture65%
- Forest29%
- Settlement7%
Foreign residents
13.3%↓7.0%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
496↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
238↓0.4%
82%
Housing market in Wald AR
The rental vacancy rate is 1.21%, 7% above the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 410%, 9% above the cantonal average (375 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'800, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wald AR has 916 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
