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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%
Population change 2025: +7 (+0.1%) · 55 births · 39 deaths · net migration −4
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 40.2% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 62.4% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 61.5% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 55.6% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 38.4% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
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 Wahlkreis Rheintal: 17.3% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 47.9% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 44.5% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 71.6% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'480 CHF(~13.5%)
RebsteinCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeRebsteinSt. GallenSwitzerland median
40'0006%4.8–7.3%5.4%
50'0007.7%6.1–9.3%7.8%
60'0009.3%7.4–11.2%10.5%
70'00010.4%8.3–12.5%11.9%
80'00011.5%9.2–13.8%13.1%
90'00012.4%10–14.9%14.1%
100'00013.5%10.9–16.1%15.3%
110'00014.4%11.7–17.1%16.3%
120'00015.1%12.3–18%17.2%
130'00015.8%12.9–18.7%18.1%
140'00016.5%13.6–19.5%19%
150'00017.1%14.1–20.2%19.7%
175'00018.6%15.4–21.8%21.6%
200'00019.8%16.5–23.1%23.2%
225'00020.9%17.5–24.2%24.6%
250'00021.8%18.4–25.2%25.8%
275'00022.6%19.1–26.1%26.8%
300'00023.2%19.7–26.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

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
Roof potential
33.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'400
Per inhabitant
6'538 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
34.76 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.28 Rp./kWh
34.76 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.88 %
Second homes
10 %
Avg. rooms
4
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 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 · 2024
Jobs
1'525
Workplaces
272
Services share
68.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (1.6%) · Secondary 454 (29.8%) · Tertiary 1'046 (68.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
9
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
197 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3255
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'084 #41 SG · #427 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #54 SG · #1327 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #21 SG · #778 CHJobs per resident0.3 #63 SG · #1290 CHFamilies & children18.9% #63 SG · #1475 CHAge structure19.1% #45 SG · #1416 CHWomen share48.8% #58 SG · #1600 CHForeign residents35.2% #8 SG · #153 CHPopulation density1'158/km² #8 SG · #176 CHTax burden13'480 #26 SG · #686 CHTaxes108% #26 SGWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #58 SG · #1643 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #50 SG · #1379 CHRainiest municipalities1'482 mm #20 SG · #262 CHVoter turnout49.1% #71 SG · #1848 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #33 SG · #414 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #42 SG · #1035 CHSVP strongholds39.8% #31 SG · #672 CHSP strongholds12.2% #16 SG · #1271 CHCentre strongholds19% #48 SG · #587 CHFDP strongholds11.5% #63 SG · #1210 CHGLP strongholds4.5% #48 SG · #1304 CHGreen strongholds8.7% #16 SG · #767 CHLargest by area4.4 km² #69 SG · #1645 CHHighest municipalities423 m #59 SG · #1752 CHSecond homes10% #42 SG · #1205 CHOrganic farming0% #71 SG · #1824 CHBest-connected municipalities133 min #67 SG · #1999 CHRemotest municipalities133 min #9 SG · #112 CHHighest peaks695 m #53 SG · #1226 CHHighest-lying municipalities443 m #62 SG · #1773 CHGreatest vertical range291 m #47 SG · #1018 CHSteepest municipalities5.2° #61 SG · #1528 CHSolar potential33 GWh #53 SG · #605 CHSolar potential per capita6'538 kWh #58 SG · #1752 CHCheapest electricity34.76 Rp./kWh #65 SG · #2077 CHMost expensive electricity34.76 Rp./kWh #10 SG · #30 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
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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