Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Bezirk Vorderland · BFS commune no. 3036^[8]

Wald (AR)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’801per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 14’37314.4% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 529adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 873per month, estimate

Residents^[5]91613.3% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]61 minto St. Gallen

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Wald (AR) ranks for your household →
Compare Wald (AR) with another commune →

Wald (AR) has 916 residents, making it the 18th largest of the 20 communes in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 14’373 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 4 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 529 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is St. Gallen, about 61 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’660 h; Less sunny than 55% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 310 h; More winter sun than 70% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 11%; Less than in 60% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Appenzell Ausserrhoden 0%, Switzerland 0%; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 2%; Median: Appenzell Ausserrhoden 4%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’534 9.1%	10’076 12.6%	14’373 14.4%	26’989 18.0%	41’510 20.8%	72’762 24.3%
Married, single income, no children	2’232 4.5%	6’588 8.2%	10’328 10.3%	21’510 14.3%	35’682 17.8%	67’074 22.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’653 3.3%	5’727 7.2%	9’222 9.2%	19’436 13.0%	31’940 16.0%	62’814 20.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	388 0.8%	3’805 4.8%	6’640 6.6%	17’024 11.3%	30’160 15.1%	61’443 20.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 330%, commune 410%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 60%, Roman Catholic 65%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 476	CHF 529
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 110	CHF 133

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 873	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’208	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’188	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
St. Gallen	61
Winterthur	100
Wil SG	102
Zürich Airport	118
Rapperswil	124
Kreuzlingen	126
Wallisellen	127
Zürich HB	129

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
ObereggAI	12’555	441	1’934
Heiden	14’030	529	4’413
Wald (AR)	14’373	529	916
Rehetobel	14’544	529	1’710
Trogen	15’058	529	1’905

Population

Residents916^[5]

Foreign nationals13.3%

Aged 0–1922.4%

Aged 20–6455.6%

Aged 65+22.1%

Area6.83 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Wald AR COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.