What is the postal code of Quarten?

Quarten has 8 postal codes: 8877, 8878, 8882, 8883, 8884, 8885, 8896, 8898.

What is the tax rate in Quarten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Quarten is 102% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Quarten?

A single person without children pays about 13'149 CHF income tax in Quarten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Quarten have?

Quarten has 3'118 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Quarten?

Quarten has 641 foreign residents, a share of 20.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Quarten

8877–8898

SG CANTON8877 8878 8882 8883+4 PLZ

Residents

3'118

Area

73.2 km²

Population density

43 pop./km²

Elevation

1'420 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'510 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

102%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'554 49.8%

Men

1'564 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

550 17.6%

Swiss citizens

2'477 79.4%

Foreign residents

641 20.6%

Population density

43 pop./km²

0–19 · 550 · 17.6%20–64 · 1'852 · 59.4%65+ · 716 · 23.0%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Quarten

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

16.9% YesNo 83.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

50.9% YesNo 49.2%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.3% · strongest party

SVP44.3%

Mitte25.9%

FDP11.3%

SP6.3%

GRÜNE4.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

102%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 20 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'149 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 19 of 75 in the canton · 570 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'149 CHF(~13.1%)

QuartenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Quarten	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	16.8%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.4%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'006 mm

6.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'510 m

Mean elevation

1'206 m

Relief

2'090 m

Mean slope

24.4°

Flat share

17.8%

South-facing

11.5%

Above 2000 m

11.9%

Relief 2'090 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

23.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'100

23 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

31.7–36.98 Rp./kWh

34.34 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrizitätswerk, Ortsgemeinde Quarten · Murg Flums Energie

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'331

Built before 194626.0%

Built since 200122.5%

1.2 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 80 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 67/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitequarten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'118 #57 SG · #702 CH Families & children17.6% #73 SG · #1731 CH Age structure23% #11 SG · #674 CH Women share49.8% #26 SG · #1075 CH Foreign residents20.6% #38 SG · #813 CH Population density43/km² #71 SG · #1819 CH Tax burden13'149 #20 SG · #571 CH Taxes102% #20 SG Warmest municipalities6.2 °C #69 SG · #1927 CH Sunniest municipalities46% #9 SG · #560 CH Rainiest municipalities2'006 mm #7 SG · #23 CH Voter turnout55.6% #26 SG · #994 CH Against Switzerland31% #6 SG · #59 CH Aligned with Switzerland69% #69 SG · #1400 CH SVP strongholds44.3% #14 SG · #438 CH SP strongholds6.3% #64 SG · #1847 CH Centre strongholds25.9% #10 SG · #337 CH FDP strongholds11.3% #65 SG · #1232 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #47 SG · #1285 CH Green strongholds4.7% #63 SG · #1595 CH Largest by area73.2 km² #7 SG · #106 CH Highest municipalities1'420 m #2 SG · #105 CH Remotest municipalities80 min #67 SG · #762 CH Best-connected municipalities80 min #9 SG · #1350 CH Highest peaks2'510 m #6 SG · #237 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'206 m #7 SG · #300 CH Greatest vertical range2'090 m #5 SG · #176 CH Steepest municipalities24.4° #4 SG · #276 CH Solar potential23 GWh #62 SG · #902 CH Cheapest electricity34.34 Rp./kWh #64 SG · #2035 CH Most expensive electricity34.34 Rp./kWh #12 SG · #72 CH

Postal codes (8)

swisstopo

Flumserberg Tannenbodenalp

Localities

swisstopo · 8

Flumserberg Bergheim8896 Flumserberg Tannenbodenalp8898 Mols8885 Murg8877 Oberterzen8884 Quarten8883 Quinten8878 Unterterzen8882

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Quarten?: Quarten has 8 postal codes: 8877, 8878, 8882, 8883, 8884, 8885, 8896, 8898.
What is the tax rate in Quarten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Quarten is 102% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Quarten?: A single person without children pays about 13'149 CHF income tax in Quarten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Quarten have?: Quarten has 3'118 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Quarten?: Quarten has 641 foreign residents, a share of 20.56% (2025).

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