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Thurgau · Bezirk Münchwilen · BFS commune no. 4751[7]

Coat of arms of Rickenbach (TG)Rickenbach (TG)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’382per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 13’25413.3% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 530adult, per month
Residents[4]3’07840.6% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]20 minto Wil SG

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

Kirchberg (SG)JonschwilWil (SG)Wilen (TG) Kirchberg (SG)JonschwilWil (SG) Rickenbach (TG)

Rickenbach (TG) has 3’078 residents, making it the 31st largest of the 80 communes in the canton of Thurgau.

41% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’254 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 4 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 530 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Wil SG, about 20 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 children3’971
7.9%		9’377
11.7%		13’254
13.3%		24’926
16.6%		38’596
19.3%		69’075
23.0%
Married, single income, no children943
1.9%		5’175
6.5%		8’506
8.5%		18’545
12.4%		31’444
15.7%		60’813
20.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children729
1.5%		4’818
6.0%		8’094
8.1%		17’618
11.7%		28’966
14.5%		57’756
19.3%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’140
2.7%		4’784
4.8%		14’073
9.4%		25’956
13.0%		55’113
18.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 109%, commune 147%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 22%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Thurgau.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 496CHF 530
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 115CHF 140

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
Wil SG20
Winterthur51
St. Gallen52
Frauenfeld64
Zürich Airport69
Zürich Oerlikon74
Zürich HB84
Wallisellen87

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]
Wilen (TG)12’8035302’469
Rickenbach (TG)13’2545303’078
Wil (SG)SG13’86855925’444
Kirchberg (SG)SG14’1445229’879
JonschwilSG14’6425223’979

Population

Residents3’078[4]
Foreign nationals40.6%
Aged 0–1920.0%
Aged 20–6462.7%
Aged 65+17.3%
Area1.58 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: Rickenbach TG-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.