St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Wil · BFS commune no. 3402^[7]

Flawil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 79’210per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 14’53114.5% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 522adult, per month

Residents^[4]10’67230.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]26 minto St. Gallen

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Flawil has 10’672 residents, making it the 8th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

31% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 14’531 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in St. Gallen.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 522 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is St. Gallen, about 26 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	4’185 8.4%	9’936 12.4%	14’531 14.5%	27’567 18.4%	42’248 21.1%	73’914 24.6%
Married, single income, no children	1’492 3.0%	5’547 6.9%	9’147 9.1%	19’826 13.2%	34’286 17.1%	65’913 22.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’145 2.3%	5’050 6.3%	8’420 8.4%	18’452 12.3%	31’480 15.7%	62’652 20.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’227 2.8%	4’705 4.7%	14’414 9.6%	27’412 13.7%	58’944 19.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 127%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 28%, Roman Catholic 25%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of St. Gallen.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 484	CHF 522
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 112	CHF 131

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
St. Gallen	26
Wil SG	26
Winterthur	52
Frauenfeld	67
Zürich Airport	69
Zürich Oerlikon	74
Zürich HB	85
Wallisellen	88

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]
Oberbüren	13’038	559	4’762
Gossau (SG)	13’923	559	18’943
Oberuzwil	13’978	522	6’864
HerisauAR	14’373	529	16’100
Flawil	14’531	522	10’672
Degersheim	15’139	499	4’209

Compare Flawil with: Gossau (SG), Herisau

Population

Residents10’672^[4]

Foreign nationals30.5%

Aged 0–1921.3%

Aged 20–6458.4%

Aged 65+20.3%

Area11.47 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 Flawil COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.