What is the postal code of Eggersriet?

Eggersriet has 5 postal codes: 9034, 9035, 9036, 9037, 9405.

What is the tax rate in Eggersriet?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eggersriet is 120% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Eggersriet?

A single person without children pays about 14'144 CHF income tax in Eggersriet on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eggersriet have?

Eggersriet has 2'370 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eggersriet?

Eggersriet has 215 foreign residents, a share of 9.07% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis St. Gallen

Eggersriet

9034–9405

SG CANTON9034 9035 9036 9037+1 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'191 50.3%

Men

1'179 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

536 22.6%

Swiss citizens

2'155 90.9%

Foreign residents

215 9.1%

Population density

266 pop./km²

0–19 · 536 · 22.6%20–64 · 1'245 · 52.5%65+ · 589 · 24.9%

Foreign residents 9.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −64 (−2.6%) · 13 births · 15 deaths · net migration −68

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

Vote results for Eggersriet

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 28.5% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 26.3% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 53.1% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 40.9% Yes

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 67.7% Yes

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 49.9% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.6%

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 Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 29.0% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 36.7% Yes

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 33.0% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 76.2% Yes

76.2% YesNo 23.8%

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Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.4% · strongest party

SVP30.4%

Mitte25.4%

FDP11.8%

GRÜNE10.2%

SP9.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

120%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 53 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'144 CHF(14.1%)

Rank 53 of 75 in the canton · 860 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:14'144 CHF(~14.1%)

EggersrietCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eggersriet	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	11%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.1%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.1%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.1%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.9%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.6%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	17.3%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.9%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	20.6%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.7%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	22.7%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'171 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

997 m

Mean elevation

818 m

Relief

454 m

Mean slope

14.7°

Flat share

6.3%

South-facing

34.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 454 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

17.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

Per inhabitant

7'291 kWh/yr

17 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 · 2027

Tariff range H4

32.36–41.68 Rp./kWh

37.02 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators Politische Gemeinde Eggersriet, Elektra · Elektra- und Wasserkorporation Grub SG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Eggersriet →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.91 %

Second homes

10 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

1'101

Built before 194623.8%

Built since 200121.4%

0.91 %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 · 2024

Jobs

445

Workplaces

134

Services share

73.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (17.1%) · Secondary 40 (9.0%) · Tertiary 329 (73.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.9 %

Farmland

492 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 119 min · Car 75 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 16/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3212

Websiteeggersriet.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis St. Gallen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Eggersriet ranks

Largest municipalities2'370 #61 SG · #879 CH Growing municipalities-2.6% #75 SG · #2035 CH Shrinking municipalities-2.6% #1 SG · #72 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #73 SG · #1829 CH Families & children22.6% #21 SG · #393 CH Age structure24.9% #5 SG · #414 CH Women share50.3% #15 SG · #735 CH Foreign residents9.1% #73 SG · #1786 CH Population density266/km² #44 SG · #855 CH Tax burden14'144 #53 SG · #860 CH Taxes120% #53 SG Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #10 SG · #339 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #60 SG · #1817 CH Rainiest municipalities1'171 mm #47 SG · #761 CH Voter turnout64% #4 SG · #264 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #63 SG · #1064 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #9 SG · #394 CH SVP strongholds30.4% #67 SG · #1247 CH SP strongholds9.5% #41 SG · #1570 CH Centre strongholds25.4% #14 SG · #349 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #57 SG · #1174 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #7 SG · #796 CH Green strongholds10.2% #9 SG · #544 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #54 SG · #1060 CH Highest municipalities827 m #10 SG · #384 CH Second homes10% #41 SG · #1199 CH Organic farming6.9% #51 SG · #1432 CH Best-connected municipalities119 min #60 SG · #1923 CH Remotest municipalities119 min #16 SG · #189 CH Highest peaks997 m #33 SG · #733 CH Highest-lying municipalities818 m #21 SG · #598 CH Greatest vertical range454 m #34 SG · #743 CH Steepest municipalities14.7° #25 SG · #597 CH Solar potential17 GWh #69 SG · #1133 CH Solar potential per capita7'291 kWh #52 SG · #1621 CH Cheapest electricity37.02 Rp./kWh #73 SG · #2099 CH Most expensive electricity37.02 Rp./kWh #2 SG · #8 CH

Postal codes (5)

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Localities

swisstopo · 5

Eggersriet9034 Grub AR9035 Grub SG9036 Speicherschwendi9037 Wienacht-Tobel9405

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eggersriet?: Eggersriet has 5 postal codes: 9034, 9035, 9036, 9037, 9405.
What is the tax rate in Eggersriet?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eggersriet is 120% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Eggersriet?: A single person without children pays about 14'144 CHF income tax in Eggersriet on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eggersriet have?: Eggersriet has 2'370 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eggersriet?: Eggersriet has 215 foreign residents, a share of 9.07% (2025).

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