Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'815 48.3%
Men
1'942 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
818 21.8%
Swiss citizens
3'127 83.2%
Foreign residents
630 16.8%
Population density
286 pop./km²
0–19 · 818 · 21.8%20–64 · 2'177 · 57.9%65+ · 762 · 20.3%
Foreign residents 16.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +167 (+4.7%) · 34 births · 29 deaths · net migration +151
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
32.1% YesNo 67.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
17.2% YesNo 82.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
73.9% YesNo 26.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.9% · strongest party
SVP44.9%
Mitte16.0%
FDP10.6%
GLP6.4%
SP6.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier137%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
137%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 19 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'803 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)
BergCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Berg | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.3% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.5% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020988 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
665 m
Mean elevation
534 m
Relief
236 m
Mean slope
3.9°
Flat share
72.1%
South-facing
18.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 236 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
Roof potential
41.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
55.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'200
Per inhabitant
11'030 kWh/yr
41 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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
33.43 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.84 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
33.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Gemeindebetriebe Berg, Gas-Strom-Und Wasserverteilung
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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.04 %
Second homes
11.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
1'630
Built before 194624.4%
Built since 200125.9%
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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
1'786
Workplaces
249
Services share
71.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 178 (10.0%) · Secondary 337 (18.9%) · Tertiary 1'271 (71.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
41
Organic share
7.3 %
Farmland
920 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'757 #23 TG · #599 CHGrowing municipalities4.7% #5 TG · #61 CHShrinking municipalities4.7% #76 TG · #2047 CHJobs per resident0.48 #20 TG · #589 CHFamilies & children21.8% #25 TG · #592 CHAge structure20.3% #27 TG · #1188 CHWomen share48.3% #72 TG · #1787 CHForeign residents16.8% #55 TG · #1151 CHPopulation density286/km² #38 TG · #805 CHTax burden12'803 #18 TG · #474 CHTaxes137% #19 TGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #66 TG · #1261 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #37 TG · #2007 CHRainiest municipalities988 mm #33 TG · #1680 CHVoter turnout54.7% #48 TG · #1115 CHAgainst Switzerland22% #30 TG · #423 CHAligned with Switzerland78% #43 TG · #1045 CHSVP strongholds44.9% #37 TG · #413 CHSP strongholds6.4% #58 TG · #1845 CHCentre strongholds16% #26 TG · #767 CHFDP strongholds10.6% #31 TG · #1327 CHGLP strongholds6.4% #33 TG · #888 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #74 TG · #1451 CHLargest by area13.1 km² #21 TG · #746 CHHighest municipalities540 m #19 TG · #1040 CHSecond homes11.1% #28 TG · #1026 CHOrganic farming7.3% #69 TG · #1408 CHBest-connected municipalities91 min #41 TG · #1587 CHRemotest municipalities91 min #40 TG · #537 CHHighest peaks665 m #25 TG · #1308 CHHighest-lying municipalities534 m #23 TG · #1292 CHGreatest vertical range236 m #20 TG · #1199 CHSteepest municipalities3.9° #48 TG · #1762 CHSolar potential41 GWh #21 TG · #440 CHSolar potential per capita11'030 kWh #44 TG · #907 CHCheapest electricity33.43 Rp./kWh #63 TG · #2039 CHMost expensive electricity33.43 Rp./kWh #17 TG · #68 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Berg?
- Berg has 4 postal codes: 8570, 8572, 8576, 8584.
- What is the tax rate in Berg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Berg is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Berg?
- A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Berg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Berg have?
- Berg has 3'757 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Berg?
- Berg has 630 foreign residents, a share of 16.77% (2025).
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