What is the postal code of Märstetten?

Märstetten has 2 postal codes: 8560, 8561.

What is the tax rate in Märstetten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Märstetten is 154% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Märstetten?

A single person without children pays about 13'570 CHF income tax in Märstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Märstetten have?

Märstetten has 3'067 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Märstetten?

Märstetten has 583 foreign residents, a share of 19.01% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Märstetten

8560–8561

TG CANTON8560 8561

Residents

3'067

Area

10 km²

Population density

308 pop./km²

Elevation

425 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

649 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'504 49.0%

Men

1'563 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

630 20.5%

Swiss citizens

2'484 81.0%

Foreign residents

583 19.0%

Population density

308 pop./km²

0–19 · 630 · 20.5%20–64 · 1'894 · 61.8%65+ · 543 · 17.7%

Foreign residents 19.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Märstetten

BFS

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

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

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.0% · strongest party

SVP44.0%

Mitte15.0%

FDP10.7%

SP9.5%

GLP8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

154%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 64 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'570 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 64 of 80 in the canton · 717 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:13'570 CHF(~13.6%)

MärstettenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Märstetten	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	12%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	17%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.4%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020941 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

649 m

Mean elevation

465 m

Relief

239 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

68.0%

South-facing

6.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 239 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

38.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

38 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

32.18 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.58 Rp./kWh

32.18 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Märstetten, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

1'401

Built before 194623.1%

Built since 200129.6%

1.5 %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 81 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 62/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemaerstetten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'067 #32 TG · #716 CH Families & children20.5% #50 TG · #983 CH Age structure17.7% #67 TG · #1687 CH Women share49% #50 TG · #1532 CH Foreign residents19% #45 TG · #947 CH Population density308/km² #36 TG · #766 CH Tax burden13'570 #64 TG · #717 CH Taxes154% #64 TG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #46 TG · #1001 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #25 TG · #1952 CH Rainiest municipalities941 mm #50 TG · #1837 CH Voter turnout55.1% #45 TG · #1058 CH Against Switzerland17% #50 TG · #792 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #22 TG · #683 CH SVP strongholds44% #42 TG · #453 CH SP strongholds9.5% #23 TG · #1566 CH Centre strongholds15% #37 TG · #829 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #26 TG · #1303 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #8 TG · #538 CH Green strongholds6.7% #61 TG · #1170 CH Largest by area10 km² #44 TG · #965 CH Highest municipalities425 m #63 TG · #1743 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #62 TG · #746 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #20 TG · #1369 CH Highest peaks649 m #29 TG · #1365 CH Highest-lying municipalities465 m #51 TG · #1625 CH Greatest vertical range239 m #19 TG · #1184 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #42 TG · #1700 CH Solar potential38 GWh #25 TG · #492 CH Cheapest electricity32.18 Rp./kWh #53 TG · #1923 CH Most expensive electricity32.18 Rp./kWh #28 TG · #184 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Märstetten8560 Ottoberg8561

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Märstetten?: Märstetten has 2 postal codes: 8560, 8561.
What is the tax rate in Märstetten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Märstetten is 154% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Märstetten?: A single person without children pays about 13'570 CHF income tax in Märstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Märstetten have?: Märstetten has 3'067 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Märstetten?: Märstetten has 583 foreign residents, a share of 19.01% (2025).

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