Population
1'492↓0.3%
About Stein (AR)
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Stein is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
1'492
Tax multiplier
370%
Stein (AR) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.370%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'800↑1.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'875↓0.9%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.23%↑123.6%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest23%
- Settlement9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
7.6%↓0.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
732↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
374↓2.1%
87%
Housing market in Stein (AR)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.23%, 9% above the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 370%, roughly the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'600, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Stein (AR) has 1'492 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
