Population
16'407↑0.3%
About Arbon
City · Thurgau
Arbon is a historic town and a municipality and district capital of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Population
16'407
Tax multiplier
175%
Arbon in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.175%↓1.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'600↑1.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'400↑1.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
109%
1.29%↑6.6%
Middle in canton
- Settlement61%
- Agriculture32%
- Forest4%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
36.7%↑0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 7'692/ m²
−10% vs CH
Dwellings
8'837↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
5'418↓0.8%
88%
Property market in Arbon
The rental vacancy rate is 1.29%, 9% below the cantonal average (1.42 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 21% above the cantonal average (145 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'400, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Arbon has 16'407 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).