What is the postal code of Matzingen?

Matzingen has 2 postal codes: 8500, 9548.

What is the tax rate in Matzingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Matzingen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Matzingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Matzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Matzingen have?

Matzingen has 3'355 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Matzingen?

Matzingen has 1'026 foreign residents, a share of 30.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Matzingen

8500–9548

TG CANTON8500 9548

Residents

3'355

Area

7.7 km²

Population density

437 pop./km²

Elevation

480 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

151%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'632 48.6%

Men

1'723 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

715 21.3%

Swiss citizens

2'329 69.4%

Foreign residents

1'026 30.6%

Population density

437 pop./km²

0–19 · 715 · 21.3%20–64 · 2'079 · 62.0%65+ · 561 · 16.7%

Foreign residents 30.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Matzingen

BFS

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.9%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

SVP45.9% · strongest party

SVP45.9%

Mitte12.8%

SP10.9%

GRÜNE8.3%

FDP7.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier151%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

151%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 58 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'435 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 55 of 80 in the canton · 675 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:13'435 CHF(~13.4%)

MatzingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Matzingen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	11%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.9%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.8%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.3%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'003 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

612 m

Mean elevation

490 m

Relief

179 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

58.7%

South-facing

16.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 179 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

28.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'300

28 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

24.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Werkbetrieb der Dorfgemeinde Matzingen

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

1.66 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'447

Built before 194619.6%

Built since 200126.3%

1.66 %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 77 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 69/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitematzingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'355 #27 TG · #658 CH Families & children21.3% #32 TG · #728 CH Age structure16.7% #72 TG · #1819 CH Women share48.6% #58 TG · #1687 CH Foreign residents30.6% #15 TG · #293 CH Population density437/km² #25 TG · #567 CH Tax burden13'435 #59 TG · #679 CH Taxes151% #58 TG Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #68 TG · #1324 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #21 TG · #1948 CH Rainiest municipalities1'003 mm #25 TG · #1607 CH Voter turnout48% #77 TG · #1862 CH Against Switzerland15% #51 TG · #938 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #18 TG · #536 CH SVP strongholds45.9% #33 TG · #361 CH SP strongholds10.9% #14 TG · #1420 CH Centre strongholds12.8% #61 TG · #971 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #51 TG · #1613 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #28 TG · #823 CH Green strongholds8.3% #35 TG · #827 CH Largest by area7.7 km² #57 TG · #1174 CH Highest municipalities480 m #35 TG · #1320 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #69 TG · #835 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #12 TG · #1288 CH Highest peaks612 m #41 TG · #1487 CH Highest-lying municipalities490 m #43 TG · #1481 CH Greatest vertical range179 m #38 TG · #1449 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #29 TG · #1480 CH Solar potential28 GWh #37 TG · #723 CH Cheapest electricity24.3 Rp./kWh #1 TG · #193 CH Most expensive electricity24.3 Rp./kWh #80 TG · #1914 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Frauenfeld8500 Matzingen9548

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Matzingen?: Matzingen has 2 postal codes: 8500, 9548.
What is the tax rate in Matzingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Matzingen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Matzingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Matzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Matzingen have?: Matzingen has 3'355 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Matzingen?: Matzingen has 1'026 foreign residents, a share of 30.58% (2025).

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