Switzerland · Canton TG
Tägerwilen
8274–8280Residents
5'558
Area
11.6 km²
Population density
481 pop./km²
Elevation
475 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
118%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'752 49.5%
Men
2'806 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'192 21.4%
Swiss citizens
3'326 59.8%
Foreign residents
2'232 40.2%
Population density
481 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'192 · 21.4%20–64 · 3'380 · 60.8%65+ · 986 · 17.7%
Foreign residents 40.2%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
14.2% YesNo 85.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP32.0% · strongest party
SVP32.0%
Mitte18.4%
SP11.9%
FDP10.7%
GRÜNE9.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier118%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
118%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 7 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'945 CHF(11.9%)
Rank 7 of 80 in the canton · 302 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:11'945 CHF(~11.9%)
TägerwilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Tägerwilen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.5% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.6% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.5% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.9% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.7% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.6% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.1% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.4% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.8% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.8% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.6% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.2% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020850 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
572 m
Mean elevation
473 m
Relief
178 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
80.0%
South-facing
0.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 178 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
59.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
72.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'300
60 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 · 2026Tariff H4
29.03 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.63 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.7 Rp./kWh
29.03 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Tägerwilen, Elektrizitätswerk
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
BFSVacancy rate
1.04 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'598
Built before 194616.1%
Built since 200143.5%
1.04 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitetaegerwilen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities5'558 #11 TG · #378 CHFamilies & children21.4% #31 TG · #694 CHAge structure17.7% #66 TG · #1686 CHWomen share49.5% #34 TG · #1288 CHForeign residents40.2% #5 TG · #79 CHPopulation density481/km² #21 TG · #525 CHTax burden11'945 #7 TG · #302 CHTaxes118% #7 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #19 TG · #549 CHSunniest municipalities39.6% #41 TG · #2034 CHRainiest municipalities850 mm #79 TG · #2016 CHVoter turnout54.5% #51 TG · #1145 CHAgainst Switzerland8.1% #67 TG · #1307 CHAligned with Switzerland91.9% #5 TG · #154 CHSVP strongholds32% #76 TG · #1152 CHSP strongholds11.9% #11 TG · #1304 CHCentre strongholds18.4% #11 TG · #619 CHFDP strongholds10.7% #25 TG · #1302 CHGLP strongholds8% #13 TG · #588 CHGreen strongholds9.8% #15 TG · #600 CHLargest by area11.6 km² #37 TG · #849 CHHighest municipalities475 m #36 TG · #1352 CHRemotest municipalities101 min #22 TG · #394 CHBest-connected municipalities101 min #62 TG · #1721 CHHighest peaks572 m #49 TG · #1643 CHHighest-lying municipalities473 m #45 TG · #1575 CHGreatest vertical range178 m #39 TG · #1454 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #53 TG · #1849 CHSolar potential60 GWh #10 TG · #244 CHCheapest electricity29.03 Rp./kWh #25 TG · #1277 CHMost expensive electricity29.03 Rp./kWh #55 TG · #829 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Tägerwilen?
- Tägerwilen has 2 postal codes: 8274, 8280.
- What is the tax rate in Tägerwilen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Tägerwilen is 118% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Tägerwilen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'945 CHF income tax in Tägerwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Tägerwilen have?
- Tägerwilen has 5'558 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Tägerwilen?
- Tägerwilen has 2'232 foreign residents, a share of 40.16% (2025).
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