Vicinus

Flawil vs Gossau (SG)

Flawil leaves you CHF 1’108 more per year than Gossau (SG) (CHF 92 a month).

Left per yearCHF 68’542CHF 5’712 a monthCHF 67’434CHF 5’619 a month
Income taxCHF 14’53114.5%CHF 13’92313.9%
Health insuranceCHF 6’259CHF 6’703
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 10’668estimateCHF 11’940estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 4’185CHF 3’997
CHF 150’000CHF 27’567CHF 26’498
CHF 250’000CHF 57’973CHF 55’960
Tax multiplier, canton105%105%
Tax multiplier, commune127%116%
People and place
Residents10’67218’943
Language regionGermanGerman
Foreign nationals30.5%23.8%
Aged 65+20.3%21.6%
Area11.47 km²27.51 km²

Per year, for the household and income above; median insurer; average rent for 2 rooms (single), 3 rooms (couple) or 4 rooms (family). Excludes commute costs. The better value in each row is highlighted.

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Living here

Sunshine / year1’670 h1’690 h
Winter sun, Nov–Feb (fog indicator)260 h280 h
Road noise > 55 dB(A)12%34%
Rail noise > 55 dB(A)2%0.8%
Surface runoff > 10 cm8%10%

Averages over where people live in each commune; noise and runoff as a share of residents. For sunshine and noise the better value is highlighted; the runoff row is neutral.

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), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  12. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  13. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.