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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'603 49.7%
Men
1'625 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
508 15.7%
Swiss citizens
2'592 80.3%
Foreign residents
636 19.7%
Population density
1'845 pop./km²
0–19 · 508 · 15.7%20–64 · 1'921 · 59.5%65+ · 799 · 24.8%
Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +63 (+2%) · 35 births · 35 deaths · net migration +56
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 36.9% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 60.1% Yes
66.0% YesNo 34.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 55.5% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 57.0% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 40.4% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 45.7% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 42.0% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 71.0% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte22.5%
FDP14.4%
GLP8.4%
SP8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
99%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 2 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'088 CHF(11.1%)
Rank 2 of 80 in the canton · 128 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'088 CHF(~11.1%)
HornCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeHornThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0005.1%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0006.5%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'0007.9%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'0008.9%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'0009.7%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00010.3%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00011.1%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00011.8%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00012.5%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00013%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00013.6%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00014.1%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00015.4%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00016.6%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00017.7%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00018.6%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00019.4%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00020.1%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
410 m
Mean elevation
402 m
Relief
15 m
Mean slope
1°
Flat share
100.0%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 15 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
18 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'000
Per inhabitant
5'576 kWh/yr
18 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 H4
23.05 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.21 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
23.05 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Horn AG
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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.56 %
Second homes
9.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'732
Built before 194615.6%
Built since 200135.3%
1.56 %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
1'233
Workplaces
228
Services share
72.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 10 (0.8%) · Secondary 331 (26.8%) · Tertiary 892 (72.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
82 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 107 min · Car 75 min
AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 9 min
Remoteness 3/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4421
DistrictBezirk Arbon
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'228 #29 TG · #681 CHGrowing municipalities2% #17 TG · #354 CHShrinking municipalities2% #64 TG · #1758 CHJobs per resident0.38 #43 TG · #930 CHFamilies & children15.7% #79 TG · #1936 CHAge structure24.8% #5 TG · #420 CHWomen share49.7% #25 TG · #1152 CHForeign residents19.7% #41 TG · #890 CHPopulation density1'845/km² #4 TG · #90 CHTax burden11'088 #2 TG · #128 CHTaxes99% #2 TGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #2 TG · #438 CHSunniest municipalities39.3% #55 TG · #2067 CHRainiest municipalities1'077 mm #8 TG · #1243 CHVoter turnout55.4% #52 TG · #1164 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #57 TG · #1081 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #13 TG · #411 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #67 TG · #929 CHSP strongholds8.4% #32 TG · #1669 CHCentre strongholds22.5% #3 TG · #431 CHFDP strongholds14.4% #10 TG · #888 CHGLP strongholds8.4% #7 TG · #519 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #65 TG · #1359 CHLargest by area1.8 km² #77 TG · #2039 CHHighest municipalities402 m #72 TG · #1884 CHSecond homes9.3% #49 TG · #1345 CHOrganic farming33.3% #4 TG · #271 CHBest-connected municipalities107 min #76 TG · #1815 CHRemotest municipalities107 min #3 TG · #295 CHHighest peaks410 m #79 TG · #2083 CHHighest-lying municipalities402 m #79 TG · #1971 CHGreatest vertical range15 m #79 TG · #2099 CHSteepest municipalities1° #79 TG · #2075 CHSolar potential18 GWh #59 TG · #1101 CHSolar potential per capita5'576 kWh #77 TG · #1892 CHCheapest electricity23.05 Rp./kWh #1 TG · #70 CHMost expensive electricity23.05 Rp./kWh #79 TG · #2037 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Horn?
The postal code of Horn is 9326.
What is the tax rate in Horn?
The municipal tax multiplier of Horn is 99% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Horn?
A single person without children pays about 11'088 CHF income tax in Horn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Horn have?
Horn has 3'228 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Horn?
Horn has 636 foreign residents, a share of 19.7% (2025).

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