What is the postal code of Eschenz?

The postal code of Eschenz is 8264.

What is the tax rate in Eschenz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eschenz is 142% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Eschenz?

A single person without children pays about 13'028 CHF income tax in Eschenz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eschenz have?

Eschenz has 1'951 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eschenz?

Eschenz has 417 foreign residents, a share of 21.37% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Eschenz

8264

TG CANTON8264

Residents

1'951

Area

12 km²

Population density

162 pop./km²

Elevation

509 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

142%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

946 48.5%

Men

1'005 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

367 18.8%

Swiss citizens

1'534 78.6%

Foreign residents

417 21.4%

Population density

162 pop./km²

0–19 · 367 · 18.8%20–64 · 1'109 · 56.8%65+ · 475 · 24.3%

Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Eschenz

BFS

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.0% · strongest party

SVP42.0%

Mitte18.2%

SP9.0%

GRÜNE8.9%

FDP8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier142%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

142%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 33 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'028 CHF(13%)

Rank 31 of 80 in the canton · 540 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:13'028 CHF(~13%)

EschenzCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eschenz	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.8%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.5%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.4%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020922 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

646 m

Mean elevation

522 m

Relief

251 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

44.1%

South-facing

4.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 251 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

21.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

21 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

27.72 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.46 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.72 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Eschenz, Elektrizitätswerk

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

1.77 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

961

Built before 194625.8%

Built since 200128.6%

1.77 %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 93 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 37/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPascal Berwert

Websiteeschenz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'951 #44 TG · #984 CH Families & children18.8% #71 TG · #1509 CH Age structure24.3% #7 TG · #481 CH Women share48.5% #65 TG · #1721 CH Foreign residents21.4% #34 TG · #754 CH Population density162/km² #55 TG · #1155 CH Tax burden13'028 #31 TG · #540 CH Taxes142% #33 TG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #45 TG · #1000 CH Sunniest municipalities39.2% #65 TG · #2080 CH Rainiest municipalities922 mm #61 TG · #1887 CH Voter turnout57.2% #30 TG · #788 CH Against Switzerland21.2% #31 TG · #450 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.8% #40 TG · #1011 CH SVP strongholds42% #50 TG · #560 CH SP strongholds9% #26 TG · #1609 CH Centre strongholds18.2% #14 TG · #631 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #49 TG · #1587 CH GLP strongholds6.4% #32 TG · #886 CH Green strongholds8.9% #26 TG · #722 CH Largest by area12 km² #31 TG · #819 CH Highest municipalities509 m #26 TG · #1169 CH Remotest municipalities93 min #37 TG · #501 CH Best-connected municipalities93 min #44 TG · #1612 CH Highest peaks646 m #30 TG · #1373 CH Highest-lying municipalities522 m #28 TG · #1334 CH Greatest vertical range251 m #15 TG · #1139 CH Steepest municipalities7° #9 TG · #1243 CH Solar potential21 GWh #52 TG · #962 CH Cheapest electricity27.72 Rp./kWh #10 TG · #989 CH Most expensive electricity27.72 Rp./kWh #71 TG · #1118 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8264

Eschenz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Eschenz8264

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eschenz?: The postal code of Eschenz is 8264.
What is the tax rate in Eschenz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eschenz is 142% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Eschenz?: A single person without children pays about 13'028 CHF income tax in Eschenz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eschenz have?: Eschenz has 1'951 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eschenz?: Eschenz has 417 foreign residents, a share of 21.37% (2025).

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