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Large postcodes with low taxes: Where to look
You don't always have to move to a tiny village to save on taxes. Some large postcodes combine great infrastructure with a surprisingly low tax bill.
Municipality hub
Wattwil
Wattwil connects 8 postcode pages in St. Gallen. This hub shows membership, address shares, and demographic context.
- Postcodes
- 8
- Population
- 8'949
- Streets
- 368
- Effective tax rate
- 12.60%
- ESTV: single, CHF 80,000, no church tax
Postcodes in Wattwil
The municipality includes 6 split-postcode cases and 9 locality names. Use the links for address, demographic, and map context.
9622
Krinau
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 2'447
- Effective tax rate
- 12.60%
9631
Ulisbach
- Address share
- 100.0%
- Population
- 2'447
- Effective tax rate
- 12.60%
9630
Wattwil
- Address share
- 98.0%
- Population
- 2'364
- Effective tax rate
- 12.60%
8726
Low taxesRicken SG
- Address share
- 39.2%
- Population
- 673
- Effective tax rate
- 11.33%
9620
Lichtensteig
- Address share
- 32.0%
- Population
- 946
- Effective tax rate
- 12.60%
9633
Hemberg
- Address share
- 4.1%
- Population
- 35
- Effective tax rate
- 12.16%
9615
Dietfurt
- Address share
- 2.2%
- Population
- 33
- Effective tax rate
- 12.11%
9642
Ebnat-Kappel
- Address share
- 0.1%
- Population
- 4
- Effective tax rate
- 13.09%
How this municipality cluster behaves
Wattwil connects these postcodes through one administrative structure.
For ESTV tax year 2024, the standard scenario produces CHF 10'082 total tax, or 12.60% effective.
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