St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rheintal · BFS commune no. 3253^[8]

Marbach (SG)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’067per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’14913.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 499adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’066per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’14721.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]68 minto St. Gallen

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Marbach (SG) has 2’147 residents, making it the 63rd 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 13’149 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in St. Gallen.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 499 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is St. Gallen, about 68 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	3’757 7.5%	8’963 11.2%	13’149 13.1%	25’137 16.8%	38’746 19.4%	68’271 22.8%
Married, single income, no children	1’339 2.7%	4’998 6.2%	8’267 8.3%	18’035 12.0%	31’444 15.7%	60’942 20.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’021 2.0%	4’530 5.7%	7’575 7.6%	16’712 11.1%	28’716 14.4%	57’780 19.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	1’987 2.5%	4’198 4.2%	13’047 8.7%	25’046 12.5%	54’456 18.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 102%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 28%, Roman Catholic 24%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 464	CHF 499
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 107	CHF 127

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 1’066	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’300	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’472	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
St. Gallen	68
Chur	88
Wil SG	100
Pfäffikon SZ	115
Winterthur	117
Frauenfeld	124
Rapperswil	125
Kreuzlingen	129

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]
ObereggAI	12’555	441	1’934
Oberriet (SG)	12’762	499	9’417
Marbach (SG)	13’149	499	2’147
Reute (AR)AR	13’345	529	717
Altstätten	13’425	499	12’788
Rebstein	13’480	499	5’084

Population

Residents2’147^[5]

Foreign nationals21.1%

Aged 0–1920.5%

Aged 20–6460.3%

Aged 65+19.2%

Area4.38 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.

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