Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
214 49.9%
Men
215 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
78 18.2%
Swiss citizens
376 87.7%
Foreign residents
53 12.4%
Population density
56 pop./km²
0–19 · 78 · 18.2%20–64 · 258 · 60.1%65+ · 93 · 21.7%
Foreign residents 12.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+1.9%) · 5 births · 0 deaths · net migration +3
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 Kreuzlingen: 27.4% Yes
18.1% YesNo 81.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 33.5% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 56.4% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 48.8% Yes
72.7% YesNo 27.3%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 58.8% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.1% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.5%
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 Kreuzlingen: 23.7% Yes
10.0% YesNo 90.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.4% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 39.6% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 71.5% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP58.5% · strongest party
SVP58.5%
Mitte9.6%
Übrige8.5%
GRÜNE7.5%
FDP4.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier163%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
163%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 77 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'976 CHF(14%)
Rank 77 of 80 in the canton · 826 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:13'976 CHF(~14%)
RaperswilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Raperswilen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.1% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.2% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.9% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.2% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.4% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020922 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
721 m
Mean elevation
602 m
Relief
240 m
Mean slope
4.7°
Flat share
69.4%
South-facing
18.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 240 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
10.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
24'709 kWh/yr
11 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
34.67 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.35 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
17.42 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
34.67 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einheitsgemeinde Raperswilen, Elektrizität
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
2.34 %
Second homes
14 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
214
Built before 194645.3%
Built since 200115.4%
2.34 %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
166
Workplaces
58
Services share
38.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (42.8%) · Secondary 31 (18.7%) · Tertiary 64 (38.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
489 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 municipalities429 #79 TG · #1868 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #22 TG · #379 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #59 TG · #1732 CHJobs per resident0.39 #40 TG · #896 CHFamilies & children18.2% #73 TG · #1640 CHAge structure21.7% #18 TG · #917 CHWomen share49.9% #21 TG · #1028 CHForeign residents12.4% #69 TG · #1509 CHPopulation density56/km² #80 TG · #1749 CHTax burden13'976 #78 TG · #827 CHTaxes163% #77 TGWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #76 TG · #1437 CHSunniest municipalities39% #71 TG · #2090 CHRainiest municipalities922 mm #62 TG · #1888 CHVoter turnout61.4% #16 TG · #471 CHSVP strongholds58.5% #4 TG · #69 CHSP strongholds3.8% #79 TG · #1988 CHCentre strongholds9.6% #78 TG · #1246 CHFDP strongholds4.4% #76 TG · #1897 CHGLP strongholds2.9% #79 TG · #1608 CHGreen strongholds7.5% #50 TG · #986 CHLargest by area7.7 km² #58 TG · #1175 CHHighest municipalities582 m #10 TG · #883 CHSecond homes14% #9 TG · #671 CHOrganic farming27.3% #10 TG · #392 CHBest-connected municipalities93 min #45 TG · #1613 CHRemotest municipalities93 min #38 TG · #502 CHHighest peaks721 m #10 TG · #1153 CHHighest-lying municipalities602 m #6 TG · #1002 CHGreatest vertical range240 m #17 TG · #1175 CHSteepest municipalities4.7° #38 TG · #1631 CHSolar potential11 GWh #75 TG · #1508 CHSolar potential per capita24'709 kWh #1 TG · #95 CHCheapest electricity34.67 Rp./kWh #70 TG · #2075 CHMost expensive electricity34.67 Rp./kWh #10 TG · #32 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Raperswilen?
- The postal code of Raperswilen is 8558.
- What is the tax rate in Raperswilen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Raperswilen is 163% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Raperswilen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'976 CHF income tax in Raperswilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Raperswilen have?
- Raperswilen has 429 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Raperswilen?
- Raperswilen has 53 foreign residents, a share of 12.35% (2025).
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