Population
6'836↓0.5%
About Bad Ragaz
City · St. Gallen
Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
6'836
Tax multiplier
92%
Bad Ragaz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.92%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'050↑1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'175↑1.2%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.31%↓26.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest34%
- Settlement12%
- Other11%
Foreign residents
30.0%↓1.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 25/ m²
+40% vs CH
Dwellings
3'871↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
3'066↑2.5%
84%
Housing market in Bad Ragaz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.31%, 77% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 92%, 19% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 57'100, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bad Ragaz has 6'836 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).