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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis See-Gaster · BFS commune no. 3313[7]

Coat of arms of KaltbrunnKaltbrunn

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’150per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 13’59113.6% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 522adult, per month
Residents[4]5’12821.1% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]54 minto Rapperswil

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Kaltbrunn ranks for your household →
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Benken (SG)SchänisUznachGommiswaldEbnat-Kappel Benken (SG)SchänisUznachGommiswaldEbnat-Kappel Kaltbrunn

Kaltbrunn has 5’128 residents, making it the 40th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

21% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’591 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 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 Rapperswil, about 54 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 children3’894
7.8%		9’275
11.6%		13’591
13.6%		25’916
17.3%		39’866
19.9%		70’077
23.4%
Married, single income, no children1’388
2.8%		5’174
6.5%		8’549
8.5%		18’608
12.4%		32’354
16.2%		62’532
20.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’061
2.1%		4’696
5.9%		7’845
7.8%		17’268
11.5%		29’600
14.8%		59’340
19.8%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’064
2.6%		4’360
4.4%		13’484
9.0%		25’802
12.9%		55’893
18.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 110%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 24%, Roman Catholic 21%.[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
Rapperswil54
Pfäffikon SZ57
Wil SG76
Uster77
St. Gallen78
Zürich HB92
Chur92
Dübendorf92

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]
Gommiswald13’2045225’838
Kaltbrunn13’5915225’128
Uznach13’8685227’114
Benken (SG)13’9785223’119
Schänis14’4215224’213
Ebnat-Kappel15’1954995’353

Population

Residents5’128[4]
Foreign nationals21.1%
Aged 0–1921.5%
Aged 20–6459.4%
Aged 65+19.1%
Area18.64 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: Kaltbrunn-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.