What is the postal code of Rüthi?

Rüthi has 2 postal codes: 9463, 9464.

What is the tax rate in Rüthi?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüthi is 109% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüthi?

A single person without children pays about 13'536 CHF income tax in Rüthi on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüthi have?

Rüthi has 2'667 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüthi?

Rüthi has 777 foreign residents, a share of 29.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Rüthi

9463–9464

SG CANTON9463 9464

Residents

2'667

Area

9.3 km²

Population density

286 pop./km²

Elevation

431 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'385 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

109%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'286 48.2%

Men

1'381 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

571 21.4%

Swiss citizens

1'890 70.9%

Foreign residents

777 29.1%

Population density

286 pop./km²

0–19 · 571 · 21.4%20–64 · 1'652 · 61.9%65+ · 444 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 29.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rüthi

BFS

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

65.8% YesNo 34.3%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

70.4% YesNo 29.6%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.0% · strongest party

SVP45.0%

Mitte22.5%

FDP11.4%

GRÜNE6.3%

SP5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier109%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

109%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 28 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'536 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 27 of 75 in the canton · 700 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:13'536 CHF(~13.5%)

RüthiCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüthi	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.5%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.5%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.9%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.2%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.6%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23.3%	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 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'255 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'385 m

Mean elevation

625 m

Relief

965 m

Mean slope

14.8°

Flat share

40.0%

South-facing

22.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 965 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

30.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

30 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 H4

31.42 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.47 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.57 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.79 Rp./kWh

31.42 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Rüthi, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.04 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'255

Built before 194619.2%

Built since 200137.3%

1.04 %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 129 min · Car 89 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 11/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteruethi.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'667 #59 SG · #804 CH Families & children21.4% #29 SG · #685 CH Age structure16.6% #72 SG · #1830 CH Women share48.2% #68 SG · #1818 CH Foreign residents29.1% #22 SG · #343 CH Population density286/km² #38 SG · #803 CH Tax burden13'536 #27 SG · #700 CH Taxes109% #28 SG Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #8 SG · #246 CH Sunniest municipalities43.1% #31 SG · #995 CH Rainiest municipalities1'255 mm #35 SG · #577 CH Voter turnout55.7% #25 SG · #977 CH Against Switzerland28% #15 SG · #127 CH Aligned with Switzerland72% #59 SG · #1329 CH SVP strongholds45% #10 SG · #405 CH SP strongholds5.6% #68 SG · #1893 CH Centre strongholds22.5% #26 SG · #428 CH FDP strongholds11.4% #64 SG · #1217 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #34 SG · #1166 CH Green strongholds6.3% #43 SG · #1257 CH Largest by area9.3 km² #51 SG · #1020 CH Highest municipalities431 m #56 SG · #1696 CH Remotest municipalities129 min #11 SG · #133 CH Best-connected municipalities129 min #65 SG · #1978 CH Highest peaks1'385 m #23 SG · #510 CH Highest-lying municipalities625 m #41 SG · #940 CH Greatest vertical range965 m #22 SG · #453 CH Steepest municipalities14.8° #24 SG · #589 CH Solar potential30 GWh #56 SG · #673 CH Cheapest electricity31.42 Rp./kWh #50 SG · #1846 CH Most expensive electricity31.42 Rp./kWh #26 SG · #261 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Lienz9464 Oberriet SG9463 Rüthi (Rheintal)9464

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüthi?: Rüthi has 2 postal codes: 9463, 9464.
What is the tax rate in Rüthi?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüthi is 109% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüthi?: A single person without children pays about 13'536 CHF income tax in Rüthi on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüthi have?: Rüthi has 2'667 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüthi?: Rüthi has 777 foreign residents, a share of 29.13% (2025).

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