Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
760 50.6%
Men
742 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
250 16.6%
Swiss citizens
1'055 70.2%
Foreign residents
447 29.8%
Population density
229 pop./km²
0–19 · 250 · 16.6%20–64 · 854 · 56.9%65+ · 398 · 26.5%
Foreign residents 29.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +48 (+3.3%) · 8 births · 15 deaths · net migration +53
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
24.4% YesNo 75.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 33.5% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 56.4% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 48.8% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 58.8% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.1% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
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
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.4% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 39.6% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
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
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.2% · strongest party
SVP39.2%
FDP19.3%
Mitte14.0%
GRÜNE8.9%
SP8.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
115%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 6 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'810 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 6 of 80 in the canton · 275 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:11'810 CHF(~11.8%)
SalensteinCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Salenstein | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.2% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.8% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.4% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.3% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.6% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.6% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.4% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020900 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
692 m
Mean elevation
552 m
Relief
297 m
Mean slope
7.9°
Flat share
39.9%
South-facing
2.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 297 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
12.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
8'595 kWh/yr
13 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
30.76 Rp./kWh
Energy
15 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.52 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.76 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Salenstein, Stromversorgung
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
0.71 %
Second homes
16.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
851
Built before 194624.4%
Built since 200130.4%
0.71 %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
527
Workplaces
142
Services share
84.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (8.2%) · Secondary 41 (7.8%) · Tertiary 443 (84.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
239 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 municipalities1'502 #57 TG · #1165 CHGrowing municipalities3.3% #9 TG · #132 CHShrinking municipalities3.3% #72 TG · #1978 CHJobs per resident0.35 #55 TG · #1056 CHFamilies & children16.6% #78 TG · #1871 CHAge structure26.5% #3 TG · #267 CHWomen share50.6% #7 TG · #592 CHForeign residents29.8% #17 TG · #318 CHPopulation density229/km² #43 TG · #950 CHTax burden11'810 #6 TG · #275 CHTaxes115% #6 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #20 TG · #550 CHSunniest municipalities39.1% #68 TG · #2084 CHRainiest municipalities900 mm #69 TG · #1947 CHVoter turnout61.1% #18 TG · #492 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #38 TG · #551 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #35 TG · #904 CHSVP strongholds39.2% #59 TG · #708 CHSP strongholds8.6% #31 TG · #1643 CHCentre strongholds14% #44 TG · #902 CHFDP strongholds19.3% #2 TG · #507 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #69 TG · #1373 CHGreen strongholds8.9% #28 TG · #727 CHLargest by area6.6 km² #62 TG · #1318 CHHighest municipalities400 m #75 TG · #1895 CHSecond homes16.7% #5 TG · #464 CHOrganic farming10% #60 TG · #1234 CHBest-connected municipalities103 min #71 TG · #1753 CHRemotest municipalities103 min #13 TG · #363 CHHighest peaks692 m #20 TG · #1231 CHHighest-lying municipalities552 m #16 TG · #1208 CHGreatest vertical range297 m #5 TG · #1002 CHSteepest municipalities7.9° #6 TG · #1126 CHSolar potential13 GWh #71 TG · #1356 CHSolar potential per capita8'595 kWh #58 TG · #1339 CHCheapest electricity30.76 Rp./kWh #50 TG · #1861 CHMost expensive electricity30.76 Rp./kWh #30 TG · #246 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Salenstein?
- Salenstein has 2 postal codes: 8268, 8269.
- What is the tax rate in Salenstein?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Salenstein is 115% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Salenstein?
- A single person without children pays about 11'810 CHF income tax in Salenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Salenstein have?
- Salenstein has 1'502 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Salenstein?
- Salenstein has 447 foreign residents, a share of 29.76% (2025).
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