Thurgau · Bezirk Münchwilen · BFS commune no. 4721^[8]

Bichelsee-Balterswil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’926per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’39013.4% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’110per month, estimate

Residents^[5]3’03413.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]44 minto Wil SG

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Bichelsee-Balterswil has 3’034 residents, making it the 33rd largest of the 80 communes in the canton of Thurgau.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’390 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 5 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 Wil SG, about 44 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’600 h; Less sunny than 75% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 230 h; Less winter sun than 70% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 18%; More than in 65% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 2%; More than in 90% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 8%; Median: Thurgau 7%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

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	4’015 8.0%	9’477 11.8%	13’390 13.4%	25’160 16.8%	38’936 19.5%	69’633 23.2%
Married, single income, no children	953 1.9%	5’230 6.5%	8’595 8.6%	18’725 12.5%	31’720 15.9%	61’296 20.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	737 1.5%	4’872 6.1%	8’182 8.2%	17’796 11.9%	29’236 14.6%	58’230 19.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’165 2.7%	4’840 4.8%	14’218 9.5%	26’196 13.1%	55’554 18.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 109%, commune 150%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 24%.^[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 1’110	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’323	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’575	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
Wil SG	44
Winterthur	72
St. Gallen	74
Frauenfeld	75
Zürich Airport	90
Zürich Oerlikon	99
Zürich HB	105
Wallisellen	108

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]
TurbenthalZH	11’990	536	5’369
Wängi	12’938	530	5’141
Eschlikon	13’119	530	4’913
Bichelsee-Balterswil	13’390	530	3’034
Aadorf	13’615	530	9’924
Fischingen	13’615	530	3’145

Population

Residents3’034^[5]

Foreign nationals13.1%

Aged 0–1921.8%

Aged 20–6459.0%

Aged 65+19.2%

Area12.26 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.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: BichelseeBalterswil-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.