Population
4'028↑1.2%
About Erlen
City · Thurgau
Erlen is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Population
4'028
Tax multiplier
148%
Erlen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.148%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'200↑1.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'400↑1.6%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
109%
3.49%↑47.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture68%
- Settlement16%
- Forest15%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
29.8%↑2.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
1'777↑2.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'157↓0.3%
90%
33%
Fibre
Housing market in Erlen
The rental vacancy rate is 3.49%, 146% above the cantonal average (1.42 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 148%, roughly the cantonal average (145 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'850, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Erlen has 4'028 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
