Population
3'034↑0.1%
About Bichelsee-Balterswil
Municipality · Thurgau
Bichelsee-Balterswil is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 1996, of Bichelsee and Balterswil.
Population
3'034
Tax multiplier
150%
Bichelsee-Balterswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.150%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'250↓2.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'050↓1.6%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
109%
1.42%↑34.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest38%
- Settlement10%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
13.1%↑0.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 12/ m²
−32% vs CH
Dwellings
1'408↓0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
654↓4.1%
91%
Housing market in Bichelsee-Balterswil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.42%, roughly the cantonal average (1.42 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 150%, 3% above the cantonal average (145 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'700, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bichelsee-Balterswil has 3'034 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
