Population
14'287↑1.8%
About Buchs SG
City · St. Gallen
Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It serves as an important economic and transport hub, situated on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town in 2002.
Population
14'287
Tax multiplier
118%
Buchs SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'600↑2.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'550↑2.4%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.01%↓50.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture37%
- Forest29%
- Settlement27%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
45.4%↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
6'832↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
6'348↓2.1%
88%
Housing market in Buchs SG
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 4% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'700, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Buchs SG has 14'287 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).