Population
3'566↑1.5%
About Rheineck
Municipality · St. Gallen
Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
3'566
Tax multiplier
113%
Rheineck in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.113%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'000↑0.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'400↑1.0%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.48%↑27.6%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement56%
- Agriculture30%
- Other7%
- Forest6%
Foreign residents
36.1%↑1.0%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−9% vs CH
Dwellings
1'892↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'358↑8.7%
87%
Housing market in Rheineck
The rental vacancy rate is 1.48%, 8% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 113%, roughly the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 51'600, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rheineck has 3'566 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).