Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +59 (+2%) · 25 births · 15 deaths · net migration +49
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
20.6% YesNo 79.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
19.4% YesNo 80.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
70.7% YesNo 29.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.0% · strongest party
SVP44.0%
Mitte15.0%
FDP10.7%
SP9.5%
GLP8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier154%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
154%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 64 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
38.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'500
Per inhabitant
12'517 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
36.33 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
16.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.58 Rp./kWh
36.33 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.5 %
Second homes
7.7 %
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 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 · 2024Jobs
1'257
Workplaces
227
Services share
63 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 173 (13.8%) · Secondary 292 (23.2%) · Tertiary 792 (63.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
38
Organic share
23.7 %
Farmland
759 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'067 #32 TG · #716 CHGrowing municipalities2% #19 TG · #362 CHShrinking municipalities2% #63 TG · #1748 CHJobs per resident0.41 #34 TG · #817 CHFamilies & children20.5% #50 TG · #983 CHAge structure17.7% #67 TG · #1687 CHWomen share49% #50 TG · #1532 CHForeign residents19% #45 TG · #947 CHPopulation density308/km² #36 TG · #766 CHTax burden13'570 #64 TG · #717 CHTaxes154% #64 TGWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #46 TG · #1001 CHSunniest municipalities39.9% #25 TG · #1952 CHRainiest municipalities941 mm #50 TG · #1837 CHVoter turnout56.4% #46 TG · #1039 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #50 TG · #792 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #22 TG · #683 CHSVP strongholds44% #42 TG · #452 CHSP strongholds9.5% #23 TG · #1573 CHCentre strongholds15% #37 TG · #833 CHFDP strongholds10.7% #26 TG · #1306 CHGLP strongholds8.3% #8 TG · #537 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #61 TG · #1173 CHLargest by area10 km² #44 TG · #965 CHHighest municipalities425 m #63 TG · #1743 CHSecond homes7.7% #68 TG · #1692 CHOrganic farming23.7% #17 TG · #508 CHBest-connected municipalities81 min #20 TG · #1369 CHRemotest municipalities81 min #62 TG · #746 CHHighest peaks649 m #29 TG · #1365 CHHighest-lying municipalities465 m #51 TG · #1625 CHGreatest vertical range239 m #19 TG · #1184 CHSteepest municipalities4.3° #42 TG · #1700 CHSolar potential38 GWh #25 TG · #492 CHSolar potential per capita12'517 kWh #30 TG · #692 CHCheapest electricity36.33 Rp./kWh #75 TG · #2094 CHMost expensive electricity36.33 Rp./kWh #5 TG · #13 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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