Population
5'128↑0.6%
About Kaltbrunn
City · St. Gallen
Kaltbrunn is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
5'128
Tax multiplier
110%
Kaltbrunn in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%↑3.8%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'400↑0.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'550↑0.9%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.02%↑32.5%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture55%
- Forest33%
- Settlement9%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
21.1%↑1.7%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'353↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'368↑3.2%
92%
Housing market in Kaltbrunn
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 3% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'100, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Kaltbrunn has 5'128 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).