Switzerland · Canton TG
Homburg
8507–8508Residents
1'597
Area
24.1 km²
Population density
66 pop./km²
Elevation
591 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
159%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
807 50.5%
Men
790 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
370 23.2%
Swiss citizens
1'420 88.9%
Foreign residents
177 11.1%
Population density
66 pop./km²
0–19 · 370 · 23.2%20–64 · 871 · 54.5%65+ · 356 · 22.3%
Foreign residents 11.1%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
66.0% YesNo 34.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
12.7% YesNo 87.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.9% YesNo 27.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
8.4% YesNo 91.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP58.5% · strongest party
SVP58.5%
Mitte15.1%
FDP6.0%
GRÜNE5.5%
SP4.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier159%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
159%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 74 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'796 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 73 of 80 in the canton · 786 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:13'796 CHF(~13.8%)
HomburgCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Homburg | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.3% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.2% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020902 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
720 m
Mean elevation
586 m
Relief
273 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
64.5%
South-facing
17.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 273 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
35.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'800
35 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 · 2026Tariff H4
28.68 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.65 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.39 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
28.68 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra-Genossenschaft Homburg
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.97 %
Avg. rooms
4.7
Dwellings
719
Built before 194633.9%
Built since 200124.3%
0.97 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitehomburg.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'597 #55 TG · #1123 CHFamilies & children23.2% #7 TG · #282 CHAge structure22.3% #13 TG · #811 CHWomen share50.5% #10 TG · #642 CHForeign residents11.1% #73 TG · #1623 CHPopulation density66/km² #79 TG · #1673 CHTax burden13'796 #73 TG · #786 CHTaxes159% #74 TGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #53 TG · #1084 CHSunniest municipalities38.8% #78 TG · #2099 CHRainiest municipalities902 mm #68 TG · #1941 CHVoter turnout58.6% #23 TG · #620 CHAgainst Switzerland31% #6 TG · #64 CHAligned with Switzerland69% #66 TG · #1405 CHSVP strongholds58.5% #3 TG · #68 CHSP strongholds4.5% #75 TG · #1954 CHCentre strongholds15.1% #35 TG · #819 CHFDP strongholds6% #70 TG · #1785 CHGLP strongholds4.5% #64 TG · #1306 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #73 TG · #1446 CHLargest by area24.1 km² #4 TG · #391 CHHighest municipalities591 m #8 TG · #850 CHRemotest municipalities103 min #13 TG · #363 CHBest-connected municipalities103 min #69 TG · #1751 CHHighest peaks720 m #11 TG · #1154 CHHighest-lying municipalities586 m #8 TG · #1065 CHGreatest vertical range273 m #10 TG · #1066 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #35 TG · #1554 CHSolar potential35 GWh #29 TG · #561 CHCheapest electricity28.68 Rp./kWh #19 TG · #1209 CHMost expensive electricity28.68 Rp./kWh #62 TG · #897 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Homburg?
- Homburg has 2 postal codes: 8507, 8508.
- What is the tax rate in Homburg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Homburg is 159% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Homburg?
- A single person without children pays about 13'796 CHF income tax in Homburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Homburg have?
- Homburg has 1'597 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Homburg?
- Homburg has 177 foreign residents, a share of 11.08% (2025).
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