Thurgau · Bezirk Weinfelden · BFS commune no. 4476^[7]

Erlen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’337per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’29913.3% of income

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

Residents^[4]4’02829.8% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]55 minto Frauenfeld

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Erlen has 4’028 residents, making it the 20th largest of the 80 communes in the canton of Thurgau.

30% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

With 16% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’299 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 7 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 Frauenfeld, about 55 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	3’986 8.0%	9’410 11.8%	13’299 13.3%	25’004 16.7%	38’710 19.4%	69’261 23.1%
Married, single income, no children	946 1.9%	5’194 6.5%	8’536 8.5%	18’605 12.4%	31’536 15.8%	60’975 20.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	732 1.5%	4’836 6.0%	8’123 8.1%	17’678 11.8%	29’054 14.5%	57’915 19.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’148 2.7%	4’803 4.8%	14’121 9.4%	26’036 13.0%	55’260 18.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 109%, commune 148%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 21%.^[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

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
Frauenfeld	55
Winterthur	61
Wil SG	61
Kreuzlingen	72
St. Gallen	73
Zürich Airport	77
Zürich HB	90
Wallisellen	90

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]
Hohentannen	12’938	530	670
Sulgen	12’938	530	4’186
Erlen	13’299	530	4’028
Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf	13’390	530	2’655
Langrickenbach	13’435	530	1’551
Sommeri	13’480	530	696
Birwinken	13’480	530	1’452
Amriswil	13’841	530	15’225

Population

Residents4’028^[4]

Foreign nationals29.8%

Aged 0–1923.2%

Aged 20–6461.3%

Aged 65+15.5%

Area12.19 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: Erlen-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.