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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
417 47.8%
Men
455 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
215 24.7%
Swiss citizens
777 89.1%
Foreign residents
95 10.9%
Population density
80 pop./km²
0–19 · 215 · 24.7%20–64 · 529 · 60.7%65+ · 128 · 14.7%
Foreign residents 10.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.6%) · 6 births · 3 deaths · net migration +0
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 Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
66.3% YesNo 33.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
73.8% YesNo 26.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
31.4% YesNo 68.6%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
66.2% YesNo 33.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP60.1% · strongest party
SVP60.1%
GRÜNE11.5%
Mitte11.0%
FDP4.7%
GLP3.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier151%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
151%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 61 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'435 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 55 of 80 in the canton · 675 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'435 CHF(~13.4%)
SchönholzerswilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSchönholzerswilenThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0006.3%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0008.1%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'0009.7%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'00011%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'00011.9%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00012.6%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00013.4%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00014.3%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00015%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00015.6%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00016.2%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00016.8%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00018.2%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00019.5%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00020.7%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00021.7%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00022.6%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00023.3%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'009 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
758 m
Mean elevation
575 m
Relief
290 m
Mean slope
5.8°
Flat share
59.0%
South-facing
2.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 290 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
17.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'800
Per inhabitant
19'839 kWh/yr
17 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
26.22 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.3 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.42 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
26.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra-Genossenschaft Schönholzerswilen
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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
10.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.7
Dwellings
374
Built before 194659.4%
Built since 200123.3%
0 %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
292
Workplaces
105
Services share
31.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 141 (48.3%) · Secondary 59 (20.2%) · Tertiary 92 (31.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
49
Organic share
22.4 %
Farmland
991 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 96 min · Car 65 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 30/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4756
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Schönholzerswilen?
The postal code of Schönholzerswilen is 8577.
What is the tax rate in Schönholzerswilen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Schönholzerswilen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Schönholzerswilen?
A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Schönholzerswilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schönholzerswilen have?
Schönholzerswilen has 872 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schönholzerswilen?
Schönholzerswilen has 95 foreign residents, a share of 10.89% (2025).

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