What is the postal code of Rorschacherberg?

Rorschacherberg has 3 postal codes: 9404, 9405, 9422.

What is the tax rate in Rorschacherberg?

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

How much tax do you pay in Rorschacherberg?

A single person without children pays about 13'315 CHF income tax in Rorschacherberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rorschacherberg have?

Rorschacherberg has 7'741 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rorschacherberg?

Rorschacherberg has 2'423 foreign residents, a share of 31.3% (2025).

Rorschacherberg (SG): Postal Codes 9404–9422, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'845 49.7%

Men

3'896 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'453 18.8%

Swiss citizens

5'318 68.7%

Foreign residents

2'423 31.3%

Population density

1'090 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'453 · 18.8%20–64 · 4'497 · 58.1%65+ · 1'791 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 31.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rorschacherberg

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

19.1% YesNo 80.9%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

67.0% YesNo 33.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.0% · strongest party

SVP37.0%

FDP15.8%

Mitte15.8%

SP14.0%

GRÜNE7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

105%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 24 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'315 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 24 of 75 in the canton · 628 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:13'315 CHF(~13.3%)

RorschacherbergCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rorschacherberg	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.4%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'138 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

891 m

Mean elevation

573 m

Relief

495 m

Mean slope

12.1°

Flat share

11.7%

South-facing

0.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 495 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

28.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'400

29 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

32.46 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.36 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

32.46 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Rorschacherberg, 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

3.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

3'890

Built before 194612.4%

Built since 200123.0%

3.11 %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 106 min · Car 82 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 31/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterorschacherberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities7'741 #20 SG · #252 CH Families & children18.8% #64 SG · #1499 CH Age structure23.1% #10 SG · #654 CH Women share49.7% #27 SG · #1138 CH Foreign residents31.3% #15 SG · #258 CH Population density1'090/km² #9 SG · #196 CH Tax burden13'315 #24 SG · #628 CH Taxes105% #24 SG Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #13 SG · #342 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #69 SG · #1994 CH Rainiest municipalities1'138 mm #52 SG · #879 CH Voter turnout54.3% #37 SG · #1171 CH Against Switzerland14% #58 SG · #1011 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #17 SG · #467 CH SVP strongholds37% #45 SG · #839 CH SP strongholds14% #9 SG · #1048 CH Centre strongholds15.8% #62 SG · #775 CH FDP strongholds15.8% #22 SG · #751 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #32 SG · #1147 CH Green strongholds7.2% #32 SG · #1048 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #56 SG · #1237 CH Highest municipalities570 m #36 SG · #926 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #31 SG · #312 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #44 SG · #1803 CH Highest peaks891 m #39 SG · #846 CH Highest-lying municipalities573 m #47 SG · #1122 CH Greatest vertical range495 m #32 SG · #695 CH Steepest municipalities12.1° #33 SG · #764 CH Solar potential29 GWh #58 SG · #712 CH Cheapest electricity32.46 Rp./kWh #55 SG · #1971 CH Most expensive electricity32.46 Rp./kWh #20 SG · #135 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Rorschacherberg9404 Staad SG9422 Wienacht-Tobel9405

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rorschacherberg?: Rorschacherberg has 3 postal codes: 9404, 9405, 9422.
What is the tax rate in Rorschacherberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rorschacherberg is 105% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Rorschacherberg?: A single person without children pays about 13'315 CHF income tax in Rorschacherberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rorschacherberg have?: Rorschacherberg has 7'741 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rorschacherberg?: Rorschacherberg has 2'423 foreign residents, a share of 31.3% (2025).

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