What is the postal code of Kesswil?

The postal code of Kesswil is 8593.

What is the tax rate in Kesswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kesswil is 129% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Kesswil?

A single person without children pays about 12'442 CHF income tax in Kesswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kesswil have?

Kesswil has 1'004 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kesswil?

Kesswil has 184 foreign residents, a share of 18.33% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Kesswil

8593

TG CANTON8593

Residents

1'004

Area

4.5 km²

Population density

225 pop./km²

Elevation

448 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

129%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

523 52.1%

Men

481 47.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

210 20.9%

Swiss citizens

820 81.7%

Foreign residents

184 18.3%

Population density

225 pop./km²

0–19 · 210 · 20.9%20–64 · 531 · 52.9%65+ · 263 · 26.2%

Foreign residents 18.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kesswil

BFS

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

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

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

75.4% YesNo 24.6%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.8% · strongest party

SVP37.8%

GRÜNE13.5%

Mitte13.3%

FDP11.9%

SP7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier129%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

129%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 12 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'442 CHF(12.4%)

Rank 11 of 80 in the canton · 385 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:12'442 CHF(~12.4%)

KesswilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kesswil	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.4%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13.9%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.5%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.4%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.4%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.2%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	21.9%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020940 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

475 m

Mean elevation

441 m

Relief

80 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

96.8%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 80 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

16.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

29.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.1 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.5 Rp./kWh

29.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektra Kesswil

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

1.54 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

521

Built before 194633.6%

Built since 200116.3%

1.54 %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 103 min · Car 78 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 11/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekesswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'004 #70 TG · #1457 CH Families & children20.9% #41 TG · #855 CH Age structure26.2% #4 TG · #290 CH Women share52.1% #1 TG · #126 CH Foreign residents18.3% #49 TG · #1008 CH Population density225/km² #44 TG · #962 CH Tax burden12'442 #13 TG · #387 CH Taxes129% #12 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #6 TG · #536 CH Sunniest municipalities38.8% #77 TG · #2098 CH Rainiest municipalities940 mm #51 TG · #1841 CH Voter turnout65.8% #4 TG · #129 CH Against Switzerland19% #42 TG · #624 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #28 TG · #837 CH SVP strongholds37.8% #61 TG · #787 CH SP strongholds7.1% #50 TG · #1778 CH Centre strongholds13.3% #52 TG · #934 CH FDP strongholds11.9% #18 TG · #1161 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #61 TG · #1287 CH Green strongholds13.5% #3 TG · #217 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #69 TG · #1632 CH Highest municipalities448 m #48 TG · #1554 CH Remotest municipalities103 min #11 TG · #361 CH Best-connected municipalities103 min #67 TG · #1749 CH Highest peaks475 m #72 TG · #1964 CH Highest-lying municipalities441 m #65 TG · #1790 CH Greatest vertical range80 m #71 TG · #1934 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #71 TG · #1993 CH Solar potential17 GWh #62 TG · #1152 CH Cheapest electricity29.7 Rp./kWh #35 TG · #1442 CH Most expensive electricity29.7 Rp./kWh #46 TG · #665 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8593

Kesswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Kesswil8593

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kesswil?: The postal code of Kesswil is 8593.
What is the tax rate in Kesswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kesswil is 129% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Kesswil?: A single person without children pays about 12'442 CHF income tax in Kesswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kesswil have?: Kesswil has 1'004 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kesswil?: Kesswil has 184 foreign residents, a share of 18.33% (2025).

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