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Municipality · Canton of Schwyz · Bezirk March

Living in Galgenen

Noise, public transport, taxes, vacancy and buildings in Galgenen at a glance – from open data of the FSO, FTA, ARE and FOEN. For a specific address, the address analysis shows all twelve cards.

No municipality-specific figures are available for Galgenen yet. The page shows the official maps and the cantonal values.

Canton
Schwyz
SZ
District
Bezirk March
Area
13.1 km²
Postcode
8854
FSO no.
1342
Galgenen (SZ)
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Noise

Daytime road noise (Lden) around the centre of Galgenen, from the FOEN's sonBASE noise database. Green is quiet, red is loud. For a specific address, the address analysis gives the values for road, rail and air traffic – day and night.

Road noise map Galgenen (FOEN)
  • < 45 dB very quiet
  • 45–50 quiet
  • 50–55 normal
  • 55–60 moderate
  • 60–65 loud
  • 65–70 very loud
  • > 70 extreme

Public transport

The ARE's public-transport service classes rate access to rail, tram and bus: A is excellent (station with dense frequency), D is basic service, and outside the coloured areas hardly anything runs. The map shows Galgenen.

Public-transport service classes Galgenen (ARE)

Taxes

Tax burden, canton of Schwyz
Tax burden
9.0 %
Rank 2 of 26

Cantonal indicative value (average of canton and municipalities), rank among the 26 cantons. The municipality's exact tax multiplier is in the FTA tax calculator.

Vacancy

Vacancy rate, canton of Schwyz
1.00 %
Cantonal value; the municipality may differ considerably.
scarce

Rule of thumb: below 1 % the market counts as tight (housing shortage), between 1 and 1.5 % as scarce, from 1.5 % as balanced to relaxed.

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Buildings

The building stock of Galgenen from the Register of Buildings and Dwellings follows with the next data update. For a specific address, the address analysis already shows construction year, heating, floors and dwellings.

Building data for your address

Rents

Median gross rents in the canton of Schwyz by number of rooms – indicative values from the FSO structural survey, service charges included.

2.5 rooms
CHF 1,640
CHF per month
3.5 rooms
CHF 2,070
CHF per month
4.5 rooms
CHF 2,560
CHF per month
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All twelve cards for a specific address: noise, public transport, taxes, building, energy, connectivity, natural hazards, nature, rent check and legal basics. Free, no account.

Sources

  • Municipal boundaries, area and centre: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), GEOSTAT – generalised municipal boundaries
  • Postcodes: official directory of localities
  • Public-transport classes and second-home share: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)
  • Noise map: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), sonBASE
  • Cantonal indicative values (taxes, vacancy, rents): FSO and FTA reports, as of the app's tables

All information without guarantee. The maps are official federal representations; the figures are snapshots and do not replace advice.