St. Gallen · Wahlkreis See-Gaster · BFS commune no. 3341^[8]

Gommiswald

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 69’041per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’20413.2% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 958per month, estimate

Residents^[5]5’83816.4% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]72 minto Pfäffikon SZ

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Gommiswald has 5’838 residents, making it the 32nd largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

16% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’204 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 5 neighbouring communes.

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 Pfäffikon SZ, about 72 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’740 h; Sunnier than 65% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 340 h; More winter sun than 85% 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]: 19%; 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]: 0%; Median: St. Gallen 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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]: 4%; Median: St. Gallen 8%, 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	3’774 7.5%	9’002 11.3%	13’204 13.2%	25’235 16.8%	38’884 19.4%	68’499 22.8%
Married, single income, no children	1’345 2.7%	5’020 6.3%	8’303 8.3%	18’107 12.1%	31’558 15.8%	61’140 20.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’026 2.1%	4’551 5.7%	7’609 7.6%	16’782 11.2%	28’828 14.4%	57’975 19.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	1’997 2.5%	4’218 4.2%	13’103 8.7%	25’140 12.6%	54’636 18.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 103%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 24%, Roman Catholic 24%.^[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

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 958	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’239	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’377	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
Pfäffikon SZ	72
Rapperswil	77
Wil SG	84
St. Gallen	86
Chur	103
Uster	104
Winterthur	106
Zürich HB	110

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]
Gommiswald	13’204	522	5’838
Kaltbrunn	13’591	522	5’128
Uznach	13’868	522	7’114
Eschenbach (SG)	13’978	522	10’401
Wattwil	14’642	499	9’262
Ebnat-Kappel	15’195	499	5’353

Population

Residents5’838^[5]

Foreign nationals16.4%

Aged 0–1920.0%

Aged 20–6459.1%

Aged 65+20.9%

Area33.59 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: CHE Gommiswald COA.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.