Thurgau · Bezirk Kreuzlingen · BFS commune no. 4641^[8]

Altnau

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’445per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’11913.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 530adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’006per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’35123.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]47 minto Kreuzlingen

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Altnau ranks for your household →
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Altnau has 2’351 residents, making it the 41st largest of the 80 communes in the canton of Thurgau.

23% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’119 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 3 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 530 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Kreuzlingen, about 47 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’927 7.9%	9’278 11.6%	13’119 13.1%	24’691 16.5%	38’260 19.1%	68’520 22.8%
Married, single income, no children	933 1.9%	5’120 6.4%	8’418 8.4%	18’365 12.2%	31’170 15.6%	60’333 20.1%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	720 1.4%	4’764 6.0%	8’006 8.0%	17’438 11.6%	28’694 14.3%	57’285 19.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’115 2.6%	4’728 4.7%	13’929 9.3%	25’716 12.9%	54’669 18.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 109%, commune 144%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 14%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Thurgau.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 496	CHF 530
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 115	CHF 140

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’006	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’230	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’418	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Kreuzlingen	47
St. Gallen	73
Frauenfeld	80
Schaffhausen	106
Wil SG	107
Winterthur	109
Zürich Airport	127
Dübendorf	135

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Münsterlingen	12’352	530	3’726
Güttingen	12’848	530	1’905
Altnau	13’119	530	2’351
Langrickenbach	13’435	530	1’551

Population

Residents2’351^[5]

Foreign nationals23.0%

Aged 0–1920.9%

Aged 20–6458.6%

Aged 65+20.5%

Area6.74 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Altnau COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.