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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rheintal · BFS commune no. 3254[7]

Coat of arms of Oberriet (SG)Oberriet (SG)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 81’246per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 12’76212.8% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 499adult, per month
Residents[4]9’41720.0% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]70 minto St. Gallen

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

Schwende-RüteBalgachDiepoldsauAltstättenEichbergMarbach (SG)RebsteinRüthi (SG) Schwende-RüteBalgachDiepoldsauAltstättenMarbach (SG)RebsteinRüthi (SG) Oberriet (SG)

Oberriet (SG) has 9’417 residents, making it the 16th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’762 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 8 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 70 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 children3’637
7.3%		8’691
10.9%		12’762
12.8%		24’456
16.3%		37’764
18.9%		66’693
22.2%
Married, single income, no children1’296
2.6%		4’844
6.1%		8’021
8.0%		17’534
11.7%		30’650
15.3%		59’550
19.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children987
2.0%		4’384
5.5%		7’338
7.3%		16’226
10.8%		27’942
14.0%		56’418
18.8%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		1’920
2.4%		4’056
4.1%		12’664
8.4%		24’384
12.2%		53’202
17.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 95%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 28%, Roman Catholic 25%.[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. Gallen70
Chur80
Wil SG108
Pfäffikon SZ110
Winterthur112
Rapperswil117
Zürich HB122
Kreuzlingen125

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]
Balgach10’8814995’229
Schwende-RüteAI11’7074416’194
Diepoldsau12’2094996’933
Oberriet (SG)12’7624999’417
Marbach (SG)13’1494992’147
Eichberg13’2594991’614
Altstätten13’42549912’788
Rebstein13’4804995’084
Rüthi (SG)13’5364992’667

Population

Residents9’417[4]
Foreign nationals20.0%
Aged 0–1921.1%
Aged 20–6460.7%
Aged 65+18.2%
Area34.6 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: Oberriet-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.