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Municipality · St. Gallen

Thal

Get to know Thal

Thal is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St.

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Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

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

40%

Settlement

  • Settlement40%
  • Agriculture40%
  • Forest11%
  • Other6%
  • Water2%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 7 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 17.5

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

14.622.4

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.05%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.05%

1.60.80
20222026
Vacancy
20152.56%
20162.21%
20172.65%
20183.32%
20193.55%
20203.95%
20210.71%
20220.67%
20231.03%
20241.60%
20251.43%
20261.05%
Net asking rentCHF 17.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 21.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'457/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings3'627Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'781 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings30During 2024
Primary residences88%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage54%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 14.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

7'217

7.2K3.6K0
20212025
Population
20106'286
20116'302
20126'351
20136'433
20146'427
20156'426
20166'396
20176'480
20186'571
20196'565
20206'722
20216'769
20226'914
20237'097
20247'137
20257'217
More about People
Population
7'217End of 2025

2025

7'217

7.2K3.6K0
20212025
Population
20106'286
20116'302
20126'351
20136'433
20146'427
20156'426
20166'396
20176'480
20186'571
20196'565
20206'722
20216'769
20226'914
20237'097
20247'137
20257'217
Foreign residents
24.9%End of 2025

2025

24.9%

24.912.40
20212025
Foreign residents
201020.6%
201120.6%
201221.8%
201322.3%
201422.2%
201522.8%
201622.1%
201722.8%
201823.3%
201923.2%
202023.7%
202123.4%
202223.7%
202324.4%
202424.7%
202524.9%
Jobs (FTE)
3'354

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 3'354 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

3'354

4.2K2.1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20113'678
20123'787
20133'752
20143'585
20153'520
20163'768
20173'876
20183'970
20194'019
20204'217
20213'032
20223'094
20233'207
20243'354

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 10'729

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'729/ 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
89%Tax year 2026

2026

89%

8944.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010142%
2011137%
2012129%
2013125%
2014122%
2015114%
2016114%
2017109%
2018104%
201994%
202089%
202189%
202289%
202389%
202489%
202589%
202689%
Median taxable income
CHF 50'400All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 50'400

50.4K25.2K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 42'800
2011CHF 43'450
2012CHF 43'500
2013CHF 44'250
2014CHF 45'000
2015CHF 45'250
2016CHF 46'100
2017CHF 46'700
2018CHF 47'400
2019CHF 48'300
2020CHF 48'300
2021CHF 49'200
2022CHF 50'400
Median net income
CHF 55'450As of 2022

2022

CHF 55'450

55.5K27.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 48'800
2011CHF 49'700
2012CHF 49'600
2013CHF 50'800
2014CHF 51'100
2015CHF 51'450
2016CHF 52'100
2017CHF 52'300
2018CHF 52'850
2019CHF 53'600
2020CHF 53'500
2021CHF 54'600
2022CHF 55'450
Paying direct federal tax79%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%Tax year 2026

2026

105%

110550
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
201095%
201195%
2012105%
2013115%
2014115%
2015115%
2016115%
2017115%
2018115%
2019115%
2020115%
2021115%
2022110%
2023105%
2024105%
2025105%
2026105%

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

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Arbon – Rorschach
Labour market region
St. Gallen
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020