What is the postal code of Thayngen?

Thayngen has 5 postal codes: 8236, 8240, 8241, 8242, 8243.

What is the tax rate in Thayngen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Thayngen is 92% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Thayngen?

A single person without children pays about 12'088 CHF income tax in Thayngen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Thayngen have?

Thayngen has 5'925 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thayngen?

Thayngen has 1'712 foreign residents, a share of 28.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH · Bezirk Reiat

Thayngen

8236–8243

SH CANTON8236 8240 8241 8242+1 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'957 49.9%

Men

2'968 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'230 20.8%

Swiss citizens

4'213 71.1%

Foreign residents

1'712 28.9%

Population density

297 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'230 · 20.8%20–64 · 3'380 · 57.0%65+ · 1'315 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +44 (+0.8%) · 35 births · 56 deaths · net migration +73

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

Vote results for Thayngen

BFS

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 Reiat: 22.6% Yes

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 40.3% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.1% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 48.8% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.2% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 59.5% Yes

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 57.2% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 75.7% Yes

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 66.4% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 38.3% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.6% · strongest party

SVP48.6%

SP19.5%

FDP12.8%

GLP5.5%

EVP3.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier92%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

92%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 9 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'088 CHF(12.1%)

Rank 9 of 26 in the canton · 319 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'088 CHF(~12.1%)

ThayngenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thayngen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.2%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.1%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.7%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.3%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020809 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

697 m

Mean elevation

512 m

Relief

274 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

42.5%

South-facing

19.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 274 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

63.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

82.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'100

Per inhabitant

10'707 kWh/yr

63 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

30.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.05 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen AG

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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Thayngen →Canton Schaffhausen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.38 %

Second homes

7.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'887

Built before 194624.9%

Built since 200125.3%

0.38 %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

2'516

Workplaces

429

Services share

61.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 180 (7.2%) · Secondary 790 (31.4%) · Tertiary 1'546 (61.4%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

2.1 %

Farmland

2'332 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 97 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 4/26 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2920

Head of governmentMarcel Fringer · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitethayngen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Reiat

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Thayngen ranks

Largest municipalities5'925 #3 SH · #346 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #16 SH · #940 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #11 SH · #1172 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #8 SH · #767 CH Families & children20.8% #8 SH · #878 CH Age structure22.2% #17 SH · #825 CH Women share49.9% #9 SH · #1013 CH Foreign residents28.9% #4 SH · #353 CH Population density297/km² #5 SH · #785 CH Tax burden12'088 #9 SH · #319 CH Taxes92% #9 SH Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #9 SH · #1061 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #19 SH · #2017 CH Rainiest municipalities809 mm #25 SH · #2045 CH Voter turnout74.4% #10 SH · #21 CH Against Switzerland25.5% #4 SH · #208 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.5% #10 SH · #1245 CH SVP strongholds48.6% #15 SH · #276 CH SP strongholds19.5% #8 SH · #504 CH Centre strongholds2% #12 SH · #2049 CH FDP strongholds12.8% #8 SH · #1053 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #15 SH · #1088 CH Green strongholds3.1% #19 SH · #1865 CH Largest by area19.9 km² #4 SH · #481 CH Highest municipalities437 m #20 SH · #1642 CH Second homes7.9% #18 SH · #1645 CH Organic farming2.1% #21 SH · #1589 CH Best-connected municipalities97 min #22 SH · #1668 CH Remotest municipalities97 min #4 SH · #441 CH Highest peaks697 m #10 SH · #1215 CH Highest-lying municipalities512 m #13 SH · #1378 CH Greatest vertical range274 m #11 SH · #1062 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #13 SH · #1104 CH Solar potential63 GWh #2 SH · #212 CH Solar potential per capita10'707 kWh #15 SH · #954 CH Cheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #9 SH · #1869 CH Most expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #8 SH · #228 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Altdorf SH8243 Barzheim8241 Bibern SH8242 Hofen SH8242 Opfertshofen SH8236 Thayngen8240

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thayngen?: Thayngen has 5 postal codes: 8236, 8240, 8241, 8242, 8243.
What is the tax rate in Thayngen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thayngen is 92% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Thayngen?: A single person without children pays about 12'088 CHF income tax in Thayngen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thayngen have?: Thayngen has 5'925 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thayngen?: Thayngen has 1'712 foreign residents, a share of 28.89% (2025).

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