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Pfyn

Get to know Pfyn

Pfyn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

58%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture58%
  • Forest30%
  • Settlement9%
  • Water2%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 5 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 27.9

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

16.637.9

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.03%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.03%

1.40.70
20222026
Vacancy
20153.21%
20162.72%
20172.13%
20181.79%
20193.55%
20203.18%
20211.54%
20221.38%
20230.88%
20241.33%
20250.86%
20261.03%
Gross asking rentCHF 27.9/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'069Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 659 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings0During 2024
Primary residences90%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage98%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 16.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'259

2.3K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20101'940
20111'977
20121'969
20131'941
20141'952
20151'941
20161'951
20171'996
20182'016
20192'071
20202'103
20212'209
20222'208
20232'270
20242'259
20252'259
More about People
Population
2'259End of 2025

2025

2'259

2.3K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20101'940
20111'977
20121'969
20131'941
20141'952
20151'941
20161'951
20171'996
20182'016
20192'071
20202'103
20212'209
20222'208
20232'270
20242'259
20252'259
Foreign residents
18.9%End of 2025

2025

18.9%

18.99.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201012.1%
201113.0%
201213.7%
201313.9%
201413.8%
201513.6%
201614.4%
201715.0%
201814.5%
201914.6%
202015.4%
202116.6%
202217.7%
202318.4%
202418.7%
202518.9%
Jobs (FTE)
635

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 635 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

635

635317.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011570
2012603
2013590
2014547
2015499
2016524
2017577
2018617
2019618
2020595
2021598
2022617
2023615
2024635

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 12'050

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'050/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
158%Tax year 2026

2026

158%

16984.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010183%
2011182%
2012177%
2013175%
2014175%
2015173%
2016169%
2017169%
2018169%
2019169%
2020176%
2021172%
2022169%
2023157%
2024157%
2025158%
2026158%
Median taxable income
CHF 48'950All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 48'950

50.6K25.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 44'400
2011CHF 46'400
2012CHF 47'100
2013CHF 49'400
2014CHF 49'600
2015CHF 47'800
2016CHF 49'850
2017CHF 49'100
2018CHF 50'350
2019CHF 50'600
2020CHF 50'500
2021CHF 49'400
2022CHF 48'950
Median net income
CHF 57'650As of 2022

2022

CHF 57'650

58.1K29.1K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 51'200
2011CHF 53'600
2012CHF 54'750
2013CHF 56'250
2014CHF 57'200
2015CHF 55'150
2016CHF 56'600
2017CHF 56'300
2018CHF 58'050
2019CHF 58'100
2020CHF 58'000
2021CHF 56'100
2022CHF 57'650
Paying direct federal tax75%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
109%Tax year 2026

2026

109%

10954.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010117%
2011117%
2012117%
2013117%
2014117%
2015117%
2016117%
2017117%
2018117%
2019117%
2020117%
2021117%
2022109%
2023109%
2024109%
2025109%
2026109%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Frauenfeld
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020