Vicinus

Flawil vs Herisau

Flawil leaves you CHF 317 more per year than Herisau (CHF 26 a month).

Left per yearCHF 68’542CHF 5’712 a monthCHF 68’225CHF 5’685 a month
Income taxCHF 14’53114.5%CHF 14’37314.4%
Health insuranceCHF 6’259CHF 6’350
Rent (2 rooms)CHF 10’668estimateCHF 11’052estimate
Income tax at other incomes
CHF 50’000CHF 4’185CHF 4’534
CHF 150’000CHF 27’567CHF 26’989
CHF 250’000CHF 57’973CHF 57’077
Tax multiplier, canton105%330%
Tax multiplier, commune127%410%
People and place
Residents10’67216’100
Language regionGermanGerman
Foreign nationals30.5%26.1%
Aged 65+20.3%21.4%
Area11.47 km²25.2 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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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.