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St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Rheintal · BFS commune no. 3238[7]

Coat of arms of WidnauWidnau

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 82’297per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 11’71111.7% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 499adult, per month
Residents[4]10’48529.5% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]65 minto St. Gallen

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

Au (SG)BalgachDiepoldsau Au (SG)Diepoldsau Widnau

Widnau has 10’485 residents, making it the 9th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

30% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’711 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 3 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in St. Gallen.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 499 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is St. Gallen, about 65 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 children3’312
6.6%		7’951
9.9%		11’711
11.7%		22’610
15.1%		35’104
17.6%		62’403
20.8%
Married, single income, no children1’180
2.4%		4’427
5.5%		7’352
7.4%		16’172
10.8%		28’492
14.2%		55’773
18.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children893
1.8%		3’989
5.0%		6’696
6.7%		14’903
9.9%		25’840
12.9%		52’716
17.6%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		1’738
2.2%		3’670
3.7%		11’628
7.8%		22’584
11.3%		49’791
16.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 76%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 17%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of St. Gallen.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 464CHF 499
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 107CHF 127

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. Gallen65
Chur97
Wil SG98
Winterthur114
Frauenfeld119
Kreuzlingen123
Pfäffikon SZ124
Zürich Airport130

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]
Balgach10’8814995’229
Widnau11’71149910’485
Diepoldsau12’2094996’933
Au (SG)12’9835228’771

Population

Residents10’485[4]
Foreign nationals29.5%
Aged 0–1920.4%
Aged 20–6461.9%
Aged 65+17.6%
Area4.22 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: Widnau-blazon.svg, Taktaal, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.