Zürich · Bezirk Winterthur · BFS commune no. 218^[7]

Ellikon an der Thur

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 81’820per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’75311.8% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 536adult, per month

Residents^[4]1’02712.1% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]42 minto Winterthur

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Ellikon an der Thur has 1’027 residents, making it the 144th largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

12% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’753 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Zürich.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 536 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Winterthur, about 42 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	3’225 6.5%	7’879 9.8%	11’753 11.8%	23’750 15.8%	38’768 19.4%	73’257 24.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’669 3.3%	5’124 6.4%	8’201 8.2%	17’495 11.7%	30’836 15.4%	62’439 20.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	961 1.9%	3’994 5.0%	6’863 6.9%	15’518 10.3%	27’146 13.6%	57’780 19.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	137 0.3%	2’101 2.6%	4’138 4.1%	12’407 8.3%	24’276 12.1%	54’972 18.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 117%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 12%, Roman Catholic 12%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 478	CHF 536
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 116	CHF 139

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.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Winterthur	42
Zürich Airport	64
Frauenfeld	64
Dübendorf	66
Zürich Oerlikon	69
Zürich HB	75
Zürich Altstetten	77
Schlieren	80

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^[4]
Wiesendangen	10’287	536	6’852
Rickenbach (ZH)	11’517	536	2’895
Altikon	11’611	536	760
Ellikon an der Thur	11’753	536	1’027
GachnangTG	12’577	530	4’778
FrauenfeldTG	13’028	530	27’201
Uesslingen-BuchTG	13’028	530	1’242

Population

Residents1’027^[4]

Foreign nationals12.1%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6462.7%

Aged 65+17.0%

Area5.02 km²^[5]

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), 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Ellikon an der Thur COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.