What is the postal code of Münsterlingen?

Münsterlingen has 2 postal codes: 8596, 8597.

What is the tax rate in Münsterlingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Münsterlingen is 127% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Münsterlingen?

A single person without children pays about 12'352 CHF income tax in Münsterlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Münsterlingen have?

Münsterlingen has 3'726 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Münsterlingen?

Münsterlingen has 1'533 foreign residents, a share of 41.14% (2025).

Münsterlingen (TG): Postal Codes 8596–8597, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'887 50.6%

Men

1'839 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

707 19.0%

Swiss citizens

2'193 58.9%

Foreign residents

1'533 41.1%

Population density

684 pop./km²

0–19 · 707 · 19.0%20–64 · 2'235 · 60.0%65+ · 784 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 41.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Münsterlingen

BFS

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

70.5% YesNo 29.5%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

15.2% YesNo 84.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.6% · strongest party

SVP34.6%

Mitte15.5%

SP13.5%

FDP11.6%

GRÜNE11.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier127%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

127%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 10 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'352 CHF(12.4%)

Rank 10 of 80 in the canton · 361 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:12'352 CHF(~12.4%)

MünsterlingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Münsterlingen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	10.9%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.5%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.4%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.1%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	16.9%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.2%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.3%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.3%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	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 1991–2020906 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

506 m

Mean elevation

435 m

Relief

111 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

80.1%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 111 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

23.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'300

24 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

28.61 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.7 Rp./kWh

28.61 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Polit. Gemeinde Münsterlingen, Elektra

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

1.56 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'920

Built before 194613.1%

Built since 200131.4%

1.56 %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 104 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 10/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemuensterlingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'726 #24 TG · #605 CH Families & children19% #68 TG · #1444 CH Age structure21% #21 TG · #1048 CH Women share50.6% #6 TG · #591 CH Foreign residents41.1% #3 TG · #65 CH Population density684/km² #14 TG · #369 CH Tax burden12'352 #10 TG · #361 CH Taxes127% #10 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #18 TG · #548 CH Sunniest municipalities38.9% #74 TG · #2093 CH Rainiest municipalities906 mm #66 TG · #1934 CH Voter turnout56.7% #32 TG · #840 CH Against Switzerland10% #63 TG · #1249 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #8 TG · #260 CH SVP strongholds34.6% #73 TG · #997 CH SP strongholds13.5% #8 TG · #1112 CH Centre strongholds15.5% #31 TG · #799 CH FDP strongholds11.6% #19 TG · #1201 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #34 TG · #912 CH Green strongholds11.1% #7 TG · #438 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #67 TG · #1478 CH Highest municipalities436 m #58 TG · #1654 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #10 TG · #346 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #73 TG · #1770 CH Highest peaks506 m #68 TG · #1855 CH Highest-lying municipalities435 m #70 TG · #1822 CH Greatest vertical range111 m #64 TG · #1779 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #51 TG · #1784 CH Solar potential24 GWh #46 TG · #886 CH Cheapest electricity28.61 Rp./kWh #18 TG · #1196 CH Most expensive electricity28.61 Rp./kWh #63 TG · #911 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Landschlacht8597 Münsterlingen8596 Scherzingen8596

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Münsterlingen?: Münsterlingen has 2 postal codes: 8596, 8597.
What is the tax rate in Münsterlingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Münsterlingen is 127% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Münsterlingen?: A single person without children pays about 12'352 CHF income tax in Münsterlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Münsterlingen have?: Münsterlingen has 3'726 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Münsterlingen?: Münsterlingen has 1'533 foreign residents, a share of 41.14% (2025).

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