Switzerland · Canton TG
Hüttwilen
8535–8537Residents
1'776
Area
17.7 km²
Population density
101 pop./km²
Elevation
498 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
137%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
875 49.3%
Men
901 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
409 23.0%
Swiss citizens
1'561 87.9%
Foreign residents
215 12.1%
Population density
101 pop./km²
0–19 · 409 · 23.0%20–64 · 1'013 · 57.0%65+ · 354 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 12.1%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
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
18.6% YesNo 81.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
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
76.0% YesNo 24.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
10.7% YesNo 89.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.9% · strongest party
SVP41.9%
Mitte17.0%
FDP11.4%
GRÜNE9.6%
SP8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier137%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
137%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 20 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'803 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 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:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)
HüttwilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hüttwilen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.3% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.5% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020919 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
661 m
Mean elevation
513 m
Relief
235 m
Mean slope
6°
Flat share
50.2%
South-facing
30.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 235 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
28.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'400
29 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
28.13 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.7 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
28.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Hüttwilen, 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
BFSVacancy rate
1.67 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
840
Built before 194629.0%
Built since 200127.9%
1.67 %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 · CC0Websitehuettwilen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'776 #51 TG · #1043 CHFamilies & children23% #10 TG · #315 CHAge structure19.9% #33 TG · #1268 CHWomen share49.3% #41 TG · #1398 CHForeign residents12.1% #71 TG · #1534 CHPopulation density101/km² #69 TG · #1463 CHTax burden12'803 #19 TG · #475 CHTaxes137% #20 TGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #70 TG · #1326 CHSunniest municipalities38.9% #76 TG · #2095 CHRainiest municipalities919 mm #64 TG · #1896 CHVoter turnout63.1% #6 TG · #238 CHAgainst Switzerland15% #53 TG · #940 CHAligned with Switzerland85% #20 TG · #538 CHSVP strongholds41.9% #52 TG · #567 CHSP strongholds8.4% #33 TG · #1665 CHCentre strongholds17% #19 TG · #702 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #22 TG · #1222 CHGLP strongholds6.8% #27 TG · #800 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #19 TG · #624 CHLargest by area17.7 km² #9 TG · #542 CHHighest municipalities498 m #30 TG · #1222 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #59 TG · #727 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #23 TG · #1396 CHHighest peaks661 m #27 TG · #1325 CHHighest-lying municipalities513 m #37 TG · #1373 CHGreatest vertical range235 m #21 TG · #1205 CHSteepest municipalities6° #19 TG · #1401 CHSolar potential29 GWh #36 TG · #711 CHCheapest electricity28.13 Rp./kWh #13 TG · #1138 CHMost expensive electricity28.13 Rp./kWh #68 TG · #970 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hüttwilen?
- Hüttwilen has 3 postal codes: 8535, 8536, 8537.
- What is the tax rate in Hüttwilen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hüttwilen is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hüttwilen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Hüttwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hüttwilen have?
- Hüttwilen has 1'776 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hüttwilen?
- Hüttwilen has 215 foreign residents, a share of 12.11% (2025).
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