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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rheintal · BFS commune no. 3235[7]

Coat of arms of RheineckRheineck

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 79’984per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 13’75713.8% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 522adult, per month
Residents[4]3’56636.1% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]40 minto St. Gallen

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

LutzenbergSt. MargrethenThal LutzenbergSt. MargrethenThal Rheineck

Rheineck has 3’566 residents, making it the 54th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

36% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’757 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 3 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 St. Gallen, about 40 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 children3’946
7.9%		9’391
11.7%		13’757
13.8%		26’207
17.5%		40’286
20.1%		70’755
23.6%
Married, single income, no children1’407
2.8%		5’239
6.5%		8’655
8.7%		18’822
12.5%		32’696
16.3%		63’129
21.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’076
2.2%		4’759
5.9%		7’947
7.9%		17’477
11.7%		29’932
15.0%		59’925
20.0%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’093
2.6%		4’421
4.4%		13’649
9.1%		26’088
13.0%		56’430
18.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 113%. 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 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
St. Gallen40
Wil SG79
Winterthur81
Kreuzlingen93
Zürich Airport98
Chur102
Rapperswil102
Frauenfeld104

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]
Thal12’4305227’217
LutzenbergAR13’3455291’340
St. Margrethen13’5365226’731
Rheineck13’7575223’566

Population

Residents3’566[4]
Foreign nationals36.1%
Aged 0–1917.8%
Aged 20–6460.2%
Aged 65+22.0%
Area2.21 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: Rheineck-coat of arms.svg, Steven Christe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.