What is the postal code of Wilen?

The postal code of Wilen is 9535.

What is the tax rate in Wilen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wilen is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Wilen?

A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Wilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wilen have?

Wilen has 2'469 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wilen?

Wilen has 379 foreign residents, a share of 15.35% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Wilen

9535

TG CANTON9535

Residents

2'469

Area

2.3 km²

Population density

1'097 pop./km²

Elevation

552 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

137%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'247 50.5%

Men

1'222 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

563 22.8%

Swiss citizens

2'090 84.7%

Foreign residents

379 15.4%

Population density

1'097 pop./km²

0–19 · 563 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'440 · 58.3%65+ · 466 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 15.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wilen

BFS

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

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

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.3%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

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

75.9% YesNo 24.1%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.7% · strongest party

SVP34.7%

Mitte21.1%

GRÜNE10.2%

FDP10.2%

SP8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier137%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

137%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 21 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'803 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 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:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)

WilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wilen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.9%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.7%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'172 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

683 m

Mean elevation

584 m

Relief

126 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

55.2%

South-facing

5.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 126 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

15.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'500

16 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

35.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

16.56 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

35.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Wilen b. Wil, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.24 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

1'049

Built before 194611.2%

Built since 200134.2%

1.24 %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 74 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 73/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewilen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'469 #40 TG · #854 CH Families & children22.8% #11 TG · #354 CH Age structure18.9% #51 TG · #1464 CH Women share50.5% #9 TG · #641 CH Foreign residents15.4% #60 TG · #1252 CH Population density1'097/km² #8 TG · #193 CH Tax burden12'803 #21 TG · #477 CH Taxes137% #21 TG Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #78 TG · #1469 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #5 TG · #1429 CH Rainiest municipalities1'172 mm #3 TG · #758 CH Voter turnout56.3% #34 TG · #904 CH Against Switzerland12% #60 TG · #1138 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #12 TG · #362 CH SVP strongholds34.7% #72 TG · #987 CH SP strongholds8.7% #30 TG · #1626 CH Centre strongholds21.1% #5 TG · #476 CH FDP strongholds10.2% #36 TG · #1374 CH GLP strongholds7.1% #23 TG · #735 CH Green strongholds10.2% #11 TG · #543 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #76 TG · #1973 CH Highest municipalities552 m #13 TG · #991 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #73 TG · #909 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #8 TG · #1212 CH Highest peaks683 m #21 TG · #1265 CH Highest-lying municipalities584 m #9 TG · #1078 CH Greatest vertical range126 m #57 TG · #1709 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #17 TG · #1367 CH Solar potential16 GWh #65 TG · #1208 CH Cheapest electricity35.53 Rp./kWh #71 TG · #2069 CH Most expensive electricity35.53 Rp./kWh #10 TG · #38 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

9535

Wilen b. Wil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wilen b. Wil9535

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wilen?: The postal code of Wilen is 9535.
What is the tax rate in Wilen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wilen is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Wilen?: A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Wilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wilen have?: Wilen has 2'469 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wilen?: Wilen has 379 foreign residents, a share of 15.35% (2025).

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