Population
3'937↑1.2%
About Nesslau
Municipality · St. Gallen
Nesslau is a municipality in the Toggenburg district of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 2013 and includes the villages of Nesslau, Krummenau and Stein.
Population
3'937
Tax multiplier
114%
Nesslau 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 Nesslau
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). Nesslau has 3'937 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).