St. Gallen · Wahlkreis Toggenburg · BFS commune no. 3359^[8]

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 68’479per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 14’03314.0% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 499adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 958per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’61416.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]96 minto Chur

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Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 2’614 residents, making it the 60th largest of the 75 communes in the canton of St. Gallen.

16% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 28% 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 14’033 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 9 neighbouring communes.

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 Chur, about 96 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’031 8.1%	9’586 12.0%	14’033 14.0%	26’693 17.8%	40’986 20.5%	71’883 24.0%
Married, single income, no children	1’437 2.9%	5’349 6.7%	8’831 8.8%	19’181 12.8%	33’264 16.6%	64’122 21.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’100 2.2%	4’863 6.1%	8’116 8.1%	17’825 11.9%	30’486 15.2%	60’897 20.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’141 2.7%	4’522 4.5%	13’922 9.3%	26’560 13.3%	57’330 19.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 105%, commune 118%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 28%, Roman Catholic 24%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

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

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 958	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’239	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’377	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
Chur	96
Rapperswil	96
St. Gallen	99
Wil SG	102
Pfäffikon SZ	106
Uster	121
Winterthur	123
Dübendorf	136

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]
Sennwald	11’379	499	6’428
Schwende-RüteAI	11’707	441	6’194
Amden	12’983	522	1’896
Grabs	13’038	499	7’535
Quarten	13’149	522	3’118
Walenstadt	13’591	522	6’083
Nesslau	13’812	499	3’937
Gams	13’868	499	3’736
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	14’033	499	2’614
HundwilAR	14’715	529	967

Population

Residents2’614^[5]

Foreign nationals16.0%

Aged 0–1919.5%

Aged 20–6453.0%

Aged 65+27.5%

Area87.53 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.

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