Population
5'336↑2.6%
About Bütschwil
City · St. Gallen
Bütschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bütschwil and Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.
Population
5'336
Tax multiplier
119%
Vacancy
1.56%
Bütschwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
119%
Median taxable income
CHF 59'296
+8% vs CH
Vacancy
1.56%↓22.0%
- Agriculture65%
- Forest22%
- Settlement11%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
16.0%↑4.0%
Dwellings
2'500
Jobs (FTE)
2'524
87%
Housing market in Bütschwil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.56%, 14% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 119%, 5% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'296, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Bütschwil has 5'336 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
