Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'522 49.4%
Men
1'556 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
615 20.0%
Swiss citizens
1'828 59.4%
Foreign residents
1'250 40.6%
Population density
1'948 pop./km²
0–19 · 615 · 20.0%20–64 · 1'931 · 62.7%65+ · 532 · 17.3%
Foreign residents 40.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +17 (+0.6%) · 34 births · 13 deaths · net migration −7
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
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 Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
19.7% YesNo 80.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.9% · strongest party
SVP44.9%
Mitte17.9%
FDP11.4%
GRÜNE7.9%
GLP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier147%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
147%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 46 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'254 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 43 of 80 in the canton · 597 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:13'254 CHF(~13.3%)
RickenbachCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Rickenbach | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 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 1991–20201'157 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
629 m
Mean elevation
561 m
Relief
94 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
78.4%
South-facing
3.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 94 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
16 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
5'208 kWh/yr
16 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
28.93 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.25 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
5.3 Rp./kWh
28.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Rickenbach TG 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
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
3.04 %
Second homes
6.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
1'445
Built before 194610.7%
Built since 200123.3%
3.04 %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
984
Workplaces
168
Services share
75.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 747 (75.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
1
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
4 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 municipalities3'078 #31 TG · #713 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #50 TG · #1068 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #31 TG · #1045 CHJobs per resident0.32 #65 TG · #1193 CHFamilies & children20% #55 TG · #1158 CHAge structure17.3% #69 TG · #1732 CHWomen share49.4% #37 TG · #1341 CHForeign residents40.6% #4 TG · #73 CHPopulation density1'948/km² #3 TG · #82 CHTax burden13'254 #45 TG · #599 CHTaxes147% #46 TGWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #75 TG · #1436 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #2 TG · #1342 CHRainiest municipalities1'157 mm #4 TG · #813 CHVoter turnout45.2% #80 TG · #2004 CHAgainst Switzerland20% #37 TG · #550 CHAligned with Switzerland80% #34 TG · #904 CHSVP strongholds44.9% #36 TG · #412 CHSP strongholds5.2% #70 TG · #1928 CHCentre strongholds17.9% #15 TG · #652 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #21 TG · #1223 CHGLP strongholds5.4% #48 TG · #1114 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #42 TG · #900 CHLargest by area1.6 km² #78 TG · #2057 CHHighest municipalities551 m #14 TG · #997 CHSecond homes6.7% #76 TG · #1862 CHOrganic farming0% #77 TG · #1895 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #16 TG · #1338 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #65 TG · #791 CHHighest peaks629 m #34 TG · #1425 CHHighest-lying municipalities561 m #13 TG · #1167 CHGreatest vertical range94 m #67 TG · #1858 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #59 TG · #1870 CHSolar potential16 GWh #64 TG · #1190 CHSolar potential per capita5'208 kWh #78 TG · #1950 CHCheapest electricity28.93 Rp./kWh #35 TG · #1613 CHMost expensive electricity28.93 Rp./kWh #45 TG · #497 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rickenbach?
- Rickenbach has 3 postal codes: 9532, 9535, 9536.
- What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rickenbach have?
- Rickenbach has 3'078 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?
- Rickenbach has 1'250 foreign residents, a share of 40.61% (2025).
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