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).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Steckborn

8266

TG CANTON8266

Residents

4'036

Area

8.8 km²

Population density

460 pop./km²

Elevation

400 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

704 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

121%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Steckborn

BFS

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

71.3% YesNo 28.8%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

15.4% YesNo 84.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.6% · strongest party

SVP36.6%

FDP13.7%

SP13.7%

Mitte12.2%

GRÜNE10.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier121%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

121%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 8 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

27.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'000

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

26.94 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.99 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.02 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

26.94 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.46 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 95 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 34/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesteckborn.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'036 #19 TG · #547 CH Families & children17.3% #76 TG · #1781 CH Age structure27.4% #2 TG · #206 CH Women share50% #20 TG · #957 CH Foreign residents28.3% #23 TG · #385 CH Population density460/km² #22 TG · #539 CH Tax burden12'081 #8 TG · #317 CH Taxes121% #8 TG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #31 TG · #642 CH Sunniest municipalities39.3% #60 TG · #2072 CH Rainiest municipalities905 mm #67 TG · #1935 CH Voter turnout54.4% #53 TG · #1161 CH Against Switzerland11% #62 TG · #1188 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #10 TG · #308 CH SVP strongholds36.6% #65 TG · #865 CH SP strongholds13.7% #7 TG · #1082 CH Centre strongholds12.2% #65 TG · #1021 CH FDP strongholds13.7% #12 TG · #961 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #26 TG · #778 CH Green strongholds10.2% #13 TG · #545 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #51 TG · #1073 CH Highest municipalities400 m #76 TG · #1896 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #34 TG · #471 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #49 TG · #1647 CH Highest peaks704 m #15 TG · #1195 CH Highest-lying municipalities516 m #35 TG · #1365 CH Greatest vertical range309 m #4 TG · #977 CH Steepest municipalities10.7° #5 TG · #873 CH Solar potential27 GWh #39 TG · #762 CH Cheapest electricity26.94 Rp./kWh #8 TG · #595 CH Most expensive electricity26.94 Rp./kWh #73 TG · #1512 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8266

Steckborn

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Steckborn8266

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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