Population
9'634↓0.4%
About Glarus Süd
Municipality · Glarus
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mitlödi, Nidfurn, Rüti, Schwanden, Schwändi and Sool.
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
63%
Glarus Süd in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.63%
Median taxable income
CHF 44'300↑0.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'850↑0.7%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
60%
0.59%↑37.2%
Below average in CH
- Other43%
- Agriculture29%
- Forest27%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
20.0%↑1.1%
Middle in CH
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'577↓2.9%
71%
Housing market in Glarus Süd
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, roughly the cantonal average (62 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'800, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Glarus Süd has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).