What is the postal code of Rebstein?

Rebstein has 2 postal codes: 9437, 9445.

What is the tax rate in Rebstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rebstein is 108% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Rebstein?

A single person without children pays about 13'480 CHF income tax in Rebstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rebstein have?

Rebstein has 5'084 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rebstein?

Rebstein has 1'790 foreign residents, a share of 35.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Rebstein

9437–9445

SG CANTON9437 9445

Residents

5'084

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

1'158 pop./km²

Elevation

423 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

695 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

108%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'483 48.8%

Men

2'601 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

963 18.9%

Swiss citizens

3'294 64.8%

Foreign residents

1'790 35.2%

Population density

1'158 pop./km²

0–19 · 963 · 18.9%20–64 · 3'152 · 62.0%65+ · 969 · 19.1%

Foreign residents 35.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rebstein

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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 81.8%

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

71.8% YesNo 28.2%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.8% · strongest party

SVP39.8%

Mitte19.0%

SP12.2%

FDP11.5%

GRÜNE8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

108%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 26 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'480 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 26 of 75 in the canton · 685 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'480 CHF(~13.5%)

RebsteinCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rebstein	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.1%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.6%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.8%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23.2%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)10.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'482 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

695 m

Mean elevation

443 m

Relief

291 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

68.7%

South-facing

23.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 291 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

33.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

45.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'400

33 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

30.24 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.28 Rp./kWh

30.24 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, 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

0.88 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'496

Built before 194618.1%

Built since 200130.3%

0.88 %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 133 min · Car 95 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 9/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterebstein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'084 #41 SG · #427 CH Families & children18.9% #63 SG · #1475 CH Age structure19.1% #45 SG · #1416 CH Women share48.8% #58 SG · #1600 CH Foreign residents35.2% #8 SG · #153 CH Population density1'158/km² #8 SG · #176 CH Tax burden13'480 #26 SG · #686 CH Taxes108% #26 SG Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #58 SG · #1643 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #50 SG · #1379 CH Rainiest municipalities1'482 mm #20 SG · #262 CH Voter turnout48% #71 SG · #1859 CH Against Switzerland22% #33 SG · #413 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #42 SG · #1035 CH SVP strongholds39.8% #31 SG · #672 CH SP strongholds12.2% #16 SG · #1266 CH Centre strongholds19% #48 SG · #584 CH FDP strongholds11.5% #63 SG · #1208 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #48 SG · #1302 CH Green strongholds8.7% #16 SG · #764 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #69 SG · #1645 CH Highest municipalities423 m #59 SG · #1752 CH Remotest municipalities133 min #9 SG · #112 CH Best-connected municipalities133 min #67 SG · #1999 CH Highest peaks695 m #53 SG · #1226 CH Highest-lying municipalities443 m #62 SG · #1773 CH Greatest vertical range291 m #47 SG · #1018 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #61 SG · #1528 CH Solar potential33 GWh #53 SG · #605 CH Cheapest electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #40 SG · #1715 CH Most expensive electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #36 SG · #393 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Marbach SG9437 Rebstein9445

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rebstein?: Rebstein has 2 postal codes: 9437, 9445.
What is the tax rate in Rebstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rebstein is 108% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Rebstein?: A single person without children pays about 13'480 CHF income tax in Rebstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rebstein have?: Rebstein has 5'084 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rebstein?: Rebstein has 1'790 foreign residents, a share of 35.21% (2025).

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