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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rorschach · BFS commune no. 3213[7]

Coat of arms of GoldachGoldach

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’758per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 12’98313.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 522adult, per month
Residents[4]9’87228.0% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]37 minto St. Gallen

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Goldach ranks for your household →
Compare Goldach with another commune →

MörschwilRorschachRorschacherbergTübachUntereggenHorn MörschwilRorschacherbergUntereggenHorn Goldach

Goldach has 9’872 residents, making it the 14th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

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

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’983 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the lowest 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 37 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’706
7.4%		8’846
11.1%		12’983
13.0%		24’845
16.6%		38’324
19.2%		67’596
22.5%
Married, single income, no children1’321
2.6%		4’932
6.2%		8’162
8.2%		17’819
11.9%		31’104
15.6%		60’345
20.1%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’007
2.0%		4’468
5.6%		7’473
7.5%		16’503
11.0%		28’384
14.2%		57’198
19.1%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		1’958
2.4%		4’137
4.1%		12’884
8.6%		24’762
12.4%		53’919
18.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 99%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 27%, Roman Catholic 22%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 484CHF 522
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 112CHF 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]

HubMinutes
St. Gallen37
Wil SG76
Winterthur82
Kreuzlingen95
Zürich Airport100
Frauenfeld102
Rapperswil104
Zürich Oerlikon109

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
HornTG11’0885303’228
Mörschwil11’2135223’702
Tübach11’8775221’587
Goldach12’9835229’872
Rorschacherberg13’3155227’741
Untereggen14’0895221’035
Rorschach14’64252210’389

Population

Residents9’872[4]
Foreign nationals28.0%
Aged 0–1919.5%
Aged 20–6458.1%
Aged 65+22.4%
Area4.72 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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