Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'017 50.0%
Men
2'019 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
699 17.3%
Swiss citizens
2'892 71.7%
Foreign residents
1'144 28.3%
Population density
460 pop./km²
0–19 · 699 · 17.3%20–64 · 2'233 · 55.3%65+ · 1'104 · 27.4%
Foreign residents 28.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −18 (−0.4%) · 24 births · 55 deaths · net migration +23
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 Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
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 Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
71.3% YesNo 28.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.6% · strongest party
SVP36.6%
FDP13.7%
SP13.7%
Mitte12.2%
GRÜNE10.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier121%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
121%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 8 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'081 CHF(12.1%)
Rank 8 of 80 in the canton · 316 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:12'081 CHF(~12.1%)
SteckbornCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Steckborn | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.6% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.1% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.9% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.5% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.8% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.7% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.4% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020905 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
704 m
Mean elevation
516 m
Relief
309 m
Mean slope
10.7°
Flat share
24.0%
South-facing
6.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 309 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
27.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'000
Per inhabitant
6'722 kWh/yr
27 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
26.57 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.14 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.6 Rp./kWh
26.57 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Steckborn
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
0.46 %
Second homes
11.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'396
Built before 194631.3%
Built since 200124.1%
0.46 %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
1'578
Workplaces
302
Services share
63.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (3.4%) · Secondary 522 (33.1%) · Tertiary 1'002 (63.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
6.7 %
Farmland
293 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 municipalities4'036 #19 TG · #547 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #72 TG · #1625 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #9 TG · #485 CHJobs per resident0.39 #41 TG · #897 CHFamilies & children17.3% #76 TG · #1781 CHAge structure27.4% #2 TG · #206 CHWomen share50% #20 TG · #957 CHForeign residents28.3% #23 TG · #385 CHPopulation density460/km² #22 TG · #539 CHTax burden12'081 #8 TG · #317 CHTaxes121% #8 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #31 TG · #642 CHSunniest municipalities39.3% #60 TG · #2072 CHRainiest municipalities905 mm #67 TG · #1935 CHVoter turnout55.8% #49 TG · #1110 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #62 TG · #1188 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #10 TG · #309 CHSVP strongholds36.6% #65 TG · #866 CHSP strongholds13.7% #7 TG · #1085 CHCentre strongholds12.2% #65 TG · #1025 CHFDP strongholds13.7% #12 TG · #964 CHGLP strongholds6.9% #26 TG · #779 CHGreen strongholds10.2% #13 TG · #548 CHLargest by area8.8 km² #51 TG · #1073 CHHighest municipalities400 m #76 TG · #1896 CHSecond homes11.3% #26 TG · #1008 CHOrganic farming6.7% #70 TG · #1444 CHBest-connected municipalities95 min #49 TG · #1647 CHRemotest municipalities95 min #34 TG · #471 CHHighest peaks704 m #15 TG · #1195 CHHighest-lying municipalities516 m #35 TG · #1365 CHGreatest vertical range309 m #4 TG · #977 CHSteepest municipalities10.7° #5 TG · #873 CHSolar potential27 GWh #39 TG · #762 CHSolar potential per capita6'722 kWh #72 TG · #1724 CHCheapest electricity26.57 Rp./kWh #12 TG · #1062 CHMost expensive electricity26.57 Rp./kWh #68 TG · #1045 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Steckborn?
- The postal code of Steckborn is 8266.
- What is the tax rate in Steckborn?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Steckborn is 121% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Steckborn?
- A single person without children pays about 12'081 CHF income tax in Steckborn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Steckborn have?
- Steckborn has 4'036 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Steckborn?
- Steckborn has 1'144 foreign residents, a share of 28.34% (2025).
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