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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rorschach · BFS commune no. 3217[7]

Coat of arms of SteinachSteinach

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 79’486per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 14’25514.3% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 522adult, per month
Residents[4]3’57925.5% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]46 minto St. Gallen

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

Berg (SG)MörschwilTübachArbonHorn Berg (SG)MörschwilTübachArbon Steinach

Steinach has 3’579 residents, making it the 53rd largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 14’255 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 5 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 46 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 children4’100
8.2%		9’742
12.2%		14’255
14.3%		27’081
18.1%		41’548
20.8%		72’786
24.3%
Married, single income, no children1’462
2.9%		5’437
6.8%		8’971
9.0%		19’467
13.0%		33’718
16.9%		64’917
21.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’120
2.2%		4’946
6.2%		8’251
8.3%		18’104
12.1%		30’928
15.5%		61’677
20.6%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’179
2.7%		4’603
4.6%		14’140
9.4%		26’940
13.5%		58’047
19.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 122%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 27%, Roman Catholic 16%.[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. Gallen46
Wil SG82
Kreuzlingen85
Winterthur87
Frauenfeld91
Zürich Airport104
Rapperswil110
Zürich Oerlikon114

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]
HornTG11’0885303’228
Mörschwil11’2135223’702
Tübach11’8775221’587
Steinach14’2555223’579
Berg (SG)14’3105221’021
ArbonTG14’51853016’407

Population

Residents3’579[4]
Foreign nationals25.5%
Aged 0–1919.3%
Aged 20–6458.9%
Aged 65+21.9%
Area4.51 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: Steinach-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.