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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Toggenburg · BFS commune no. 3396[7]

Coat of arms of NeckertalNeckertal

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 79’864per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 14’14414.1% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 499adult, per month
Residents[4]6’44610.7% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]48 minto St. Gallen

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

SchönengrundSchwellbrunnUrnäschEbnat-KappelNesslauLichtensteigWattwilLütisburgBütschwil-GanterschwilDegersheim SchwellbrunnUrnäschEbnat-KappelNesslauWattwilLütisburgBütschwil-GanterschwilDegersheim Neckertal

Neckertal has 6’446 residents, making it the 29th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

11% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 14’144 a year in income tax here, less than in 8 of its 10 neighbouring communes.

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 48 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 children4’065
8.1%		9’664
12.1%		14’144
14.1%		26’888
17.9%		41’266
20.6%		72’336
24.1%
Married, single income, no children1’449
2.9%		5’393
6.7%		8’901
8.9%		19’325
12.9%		33’490
16.7%		64’521
21.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’110
2.2%		4’904
6.1%		8’183
8.2%		17’964
12.0%		30’708
15.4%		61’287
20.4%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’160
2.7%		4’563
4.6%		14’030
9.4%		26’750
13.4%		57’687
19.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 120%. 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 insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 464CHF 499
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 107CHF 127

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. Gallen48
Rapperswil50
Wil SG57
Pfäffikon SZ62
Uster77
Winterthur79
Dübendorf92
Zürich Airport96

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]
Nesslau13’8124993’937
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil14’0894995’385
Neckertal14’1444996’446
SchwellbrunnAR14’2025291’543
SchönengrundAR14’544529561
UrnäschAR14’5445292’382
Lichtensteig14’6424992’157
Wattwil14’6424999’262
Degersheim15’1394994’209
Ebnat-Kappel15’1954995’353
Lütisburg16’0804991’647

Population

Residents6’446[4]
Foreign nationals10.7%
Aged 0–1922.9%
Aged 20–6454.8%
Aged 65+22.4%
Area81.84 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: CHE Neckertal COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.