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Schaffhausen · Bezirk Reiat · BFS commune no. 2920[7]

Coat of arms of ThayngenThayngen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 81’422per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 12’08812.1% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 541adult, per month
Residents[4]5’92528.9% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]31 minto Schaffhausen

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

BüttenhardtDörflingenLohn (SH)Stetten (SH)Schaffhausen BüttenhardtDörflingenStetten (SH)Schaffhausen Thayngen

Thayngen has 5’925 residents, making it the 3rd largest of the 26 communes in the canton of Schaffhausen.

29% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’088 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 541 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Schaffhausen, about 31 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 children3’414
6.8%		8’157
10.2%		12’088
12.1%		23’439
15.6%		37’126
18.6%		65’430
21.8%
Married, single income, no children1’308
2.6%		4’842
6.1%		7’560
7.6%		16’550
11.0%		29’548
14.8%		58’260
19.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’027
2.1%		4’376
5.5%		7’044
7.0%		15’492
10.3%		26’910
13.5%		55’086
18.4%
Married, single income, 2 children60
0.1%		2’010
2.5%		3’851
3.9%		11’540
7.7%		23’040
11.5%		51’753
17.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 76%, commune 92%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 10%, Roman Catholic 13%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Schaffhausen.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 489CHF 541
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 113CHF 135

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
Schaffhausen31
Winterthur69
Zürich Oerlikon85
Zürich HB87
Zürich Airport88
Dübendorf91
Zürich Altstetten92
Kreuzlingen93

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]
Stetten (SH)10’4295411’485
Schaffhausen11’53557339’228
Büttenhardt11’658541472
Thayngen12’0885415’925
Dörflingen12’4575411’074
Lohn (SH)12’457541763

Population

Residents5’925[4]
Foreign nationals28.9%
Aged 0–1920.8%
Aged 20–6457.0%
Aged 65+22.2%
Area19.92 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: Thayngen Wappen.svg, Reinhard Kraasch, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.