What is the postal code of Sommeri?

The postal code of Sommeri is 8580.

What is the tax rate in Sommeri?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sommeri is 152% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Sommeri?

A single person without children pays about 13'480 CHF income tax in Sommeri on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sommeri have?

Sommeri has 696 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sommeri?

Sommeri has 122 foreign residents, a share of 17.53% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Sommeri

8580

TG CANTON8580

Residents

696

Area

4.2 km²

Population density

165 pop./km²

Elevation

465 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

152%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

345 49.6%

Men

351 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

150 21.6%

Swiss citizens

574 82.5%

Foreign residents

122 17.5%

Population density

165 pop./km²

0–19 · 150 · 21.6%20–64 · 412 · 59.2%65+ · 134 · 19.3%

Foreign residents 17.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sommeri

BFS

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

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

78.5% YesNo 21.5%

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

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP52.5% · strongest party

SVP52.5%

Mitte12.6%

GRÜNE8.4%

SP7.5%

FDP5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier152%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

152%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 63 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'480 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 62 of 80 in the canton · 685 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

100'000 CHF:13'480 CHF(~13.5%)

SommeriCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sommeri	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	11%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.9%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.9%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.3%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.3%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020987 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

496 m

Mean elevation

472 m

Relief

52 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

95.6%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 52 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

10 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

10 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

31.54 Rp./kWh

Energy

16 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

31.54 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektra-Genossenschaft Sommeri

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

0.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

332

Built before 194638.9%

Built since 200134.0%

0.9 %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 101 min · Car 75 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 19/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesommeri.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities696 #77 TG · #1655 CH Families & children21.6% #28 TG · #640 CH Age structure19.3% #40 TG · #1375 CH Women share49.6% #29 TG · #1220 CH Foreign residents17.5% #51 TG · #1084 CH Population density165/km² #54 TG · #1146 CH Tax burden13'480 #63 TG · #687 CH Taxes152% #63 TG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #34 TG · #833 CH Sunniest municipalities39.5% #42 TG · #2044 CH Rainiest municipalities987 mm #34 TG · #1682 CH Voter turnout56.1% #36 TG · #929 CH SVP strongholds52.5% #17 TG · #178 CH SP strongholds7.5% #46 TG · #1744 CH Centre strongholds12.6% #63 TG · #991 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #72 TG · #1840 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #54 TG · #1226 CH Green strongholds8.4% #30 TG · #808 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #71 TG · #1684 CH Highest municipalities465 m #40 TG · #1424 CH Remotest municipalities101 min #19 TG · #391 CH Best-connected municipalities101 min #59 TG · #1718 CH Highest peaks496 m #69 TG · #1895 CH Highest-lying municipalities472 m #47 TG · #1578 CH Greatest vertical range52 m #75 TG · #2034 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #72 TG · #1994 CH Solar potential10 GWh #76 TG · #1560 CH Cheapest electricity31.54 Rp./kWh #50 TG · #1851 CH Most expensive electricity31.54 Rp./kWh #31 TG · #256 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8580

Sommeri

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sommeri8580

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sommeri?: The postal code of Sommeri is 8580.
What is the tax rate in Sommeri?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sommeri is 152% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Sommeri?: A single person without children pays about 13'480 CHF income tax in Sommeri on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sommeri have?: Sommeri has 696 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sommeri?: Sommeri has 122 foreign residents, a share of 17.53% (2025).

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