What is the postal code of Bichelsee-Balterswil?

Bichelsee-Balterswil has 2 postal codes: 8362, 8363.

What is the tax rate in Bichelsee-Balterswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bichelsee-Balterswil is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Bichelsee-Balterswil?

A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Bichelsee-Balterswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bichelsee-Balterswil have?

Bichelsee-Balterswil has 3'034 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bichelsee-Balterswil?

Bichelsee-Balterswil has 396 foreign residents, a share of 13.05% (2025).

Bichelsee-Balterswil (TG): Postal Codes 8362–8363, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'471 48.5%

Men

1'563 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

662 21.8%

Swiss citizens

2'638 87.0%

Foreign residents

396 13.1%

Population density

247 pop./km²

0–19 · 662 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'789 · 59.0%65+ · 583 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bichelsee-Balterswil

BFS

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

16.2% YesNo 83.8%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.4%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

70.6% YesNo 29.4%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

9.6% YesNo 90.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.3% · strongest party

SVP43.3%

Mitte25.0%

FDP8.7%

GRÜNE7.0%

SP5.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

150%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 52 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'390 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 50 of 80 in the canton · 658 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)

Bichelsee-BalterswilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bichelsee-Balterswil	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.8%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.5%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.8%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.5%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.2%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'242 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

839 m

Mean elevation

647 m

Relief

282 m

Mean slope

12.1°

Flat share

25.7%

South-facing

19.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 282 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

29.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'500

29 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

28.83 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.4 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.83 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil

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

1.42 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

1'411

Built before 194623.3%

Built since 200128.9%

1.42 %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 76 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 70/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebichelsee-balterswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'034 #33 TG · #723 CH Families & children21.8% #24 TG · #591 CH Age structure19.2% #43 TG · #1403 CH Women share48.5% #63 TG · #1719 CH Foreign residents13.1% #65 TG · #1451 CH Population density247/km² #41 TG · #894 CH Tax burden13'390 #50 TG · #658 CH Taxes150% #52 TG Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #74 TG · #1435 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #9 TG · #1581 CH Rainiest municipalities1'242 mm #2 TG · #600 CH Voter turnout53.9% #54 TG · #1230 CH Against Switzerland22% #29 TG · #422 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #42 TG · #1044 CH SVP strongholds43.3% #43 TG · #481 CH SP strongholds5% #71 TG · #1933 CH Centre strongholds25% #1 TG · #356 CH FDP strongholds8.7% #43 TG · #1528 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #67 TG · #1351 CH Green strongholds7% #57 TG · #1106 CH Largest by area12.3 km² #24 TG · #792 CH Highest municipalities601 m #6 TG · #818 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #70 TG · #864 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #10 TG · #1265 CH Highest peaks839 m #2 TG · #927 CH Highest-lying municipalities647 m #4 TG · #893 CH Greatest vertical range282 m #8 TG · #1042 CH Steepest municipalities12.1° #2 TG · #767 CH Solar potential29 GWh #35 TG · #699 CH Cheapest electricity28.83 Rp./kWh #21 TG · #1242 CH Most expensive electricity28.83 Rp./kWh #60 TG · #865 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Balterswil8362 Bichelsee8363

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bichelsee-Balterswil?: Bichelsee-Balterswil has 2 postal codes: 8362, 8363.
What is the tax rate in Bichelsee-Balterswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bichelsee-Balterswil is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Bichelsee-Balterswil?: A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Bichelsee-Balterswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bichelsee-Balterswil have?: Bichelsee-Balterswil has 3'034 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bichelsee-Balterswil?: Bichelsee-Balterswil has 396 foreign residents, a share of 13.05% (2025).

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