Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +28 (+1.5%) · 11 births · 18 deaths · net migration +32
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
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 Bezirk Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
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 Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
19.5% YesNo 80.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% 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 Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
72.1% YesNo 27.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.0% · strongest party
SVP42.0%
Mitte18.2%
SP9.0%
GRÜNE8.9%
FDP8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier142%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
142%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 33 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
21.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
27.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
10'902 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
29.18 Rp./kWh
Energy
17.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.08 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.18 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.77 %
Second homes
14.1 %
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 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
666
Workplaces
141
Services share
60.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (11.4%) · Secondary 188 (28.2%) · Tertiary 402 (60.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
28
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
704 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 · CC0BFS municipality number4806
Head of governmentPascal Berwert
Websiteeschenz.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Frauenfeld
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'951 #44 TG · #984 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #33 TG · #560 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #48 TG · #1553 CHJobs per resident0.34 #58 TG · #1107 CHFamilies & children18.8% #71 TG · #1509 CHAge structure24.3% #7 TG · #481 CHWomen share48.5% #65 TG · #1721 CHForeign residents21.4% #34 TG · #754 CHPopulation density162/km² #55 TG · #1155 CHTax burden13'028 #31 TG · #540 CHTaxes142% #33 TGWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #45 TG · #1000 CHSunniest municipalities39.2% #65 TG · #2080 CHRainiest municipalities922 mm #61 TG · #1887 CHVoter turnout58.3% #31 TG · #796 CHAgainst Switzerland20.8% #31 TG · #450 CHAligned with Switzerland79.2% #40 TG · #1011 CHSVP strongholds42% #50 TG · #561 CHSP strongholds9% #26 TG · #1615 CHCentre strongholds18.2% #14 TG · #634 CHFDP strongholds8.1% #49 TG · #1591 CHGLP strongholds6.4% #32 TG · #887 CHGreen strongholds8.9% #26 TG · #725 CHLargest by area12 km² #31 TG · #819 CHHighest municipalities509 m #26 TG · #1169 CHSecond homes14.1% #8 TG · #660 CHOrganic farming14.3% #44 TG · #940 CHBest-connected municipalities93 min #44 TG · #1612 CHRemotest municipalities93 min #37 TG · #501 CHHighest peaks646 m #30 TG · #1373 CHHighest-lying municipalities522 m #28 TG · #1334 CHGreatest vertical range251 m #15 TG · #1139 CHSteepest municipalities7° #9 TG · #1243 CHSolar potential21 GWh #52 TG · #962 CHSolar potential per capita10'902 kWh #45 TG · #923 CHCheapest electricity29.18 Rp./kWh #37 TG · #1663 CHMost expensive electricity29.18 Rp./kWh #43 TG · #444 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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