Thurgau · Bezirk Arbon · BFS commune no. 4451^[8]

Uttwil

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’551per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’76511.8% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 530adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’110per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’87319.8% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]41 minto Kreuzlingen

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Uttwil ranks for your household →
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Uttwil has 1’873 residents, making it the 47th largest of the 80 communes in the canton of Thurgau.

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

With 25% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’765 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Thurgau.

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 Kreuzlingen, about 41 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’680 h; Sunnier than 50% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 210 h; Less winter sun than 85% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 22%; More than in 75% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.4%; More than in 75% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 6%; Median: Thurgau 7%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’487 7.0%	8’285 10.4%	11’765 11.8%	22’359 14.9%	34’880 17.4%	62’949 21.0%
Married, single income, no children	831 1.7%	4’566 5.7%	7’536 7.5%	16’568 11.0%	28’414 14.2%	55’524 18.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	635 1.3%	4’226 5.3%	7’125 7.1%	15’644 10.4%	25’982 13.0%	52’563 17.5%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	1’864 2.3%	4’168 4.2%	12’485 8.3%	23’312 11.7%	50’238 16.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 109%, commune 114%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 17%, Roman Catholic 22%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’110	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’323	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’575	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

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.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Kreuzlingen	41
St. Gallen	51
Frauenfeld	85
Wil SG	85
Winterthur	92
Schaffhausen	99
Zürich Airport	107
Zürich HB	120

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).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Uttwil	11’765	530	1’873
Dozwil	12’171	530	724
Kesswil	12’442	530	1’004
Hefenhofen	13’976	530	1’344
Romanshorn	13’976	530	11’982

Population

Residents1’873^[5]

Foreign nationals19.8%

Aged 0–1916.6%

Aged 20–6458.7%

Aged 65+24.7%

Area4.36 km²^[6]

Sources

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.
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.
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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Uttwil COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.