Living in Rebstein

Rebstein is a compact municipality in St. Gallen, Switzerland, home to 4,906 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 21%, #194 of 926), low-income households (top 27%, #164 of 617), single pensioners (top 28%, #191 of 694).

Residents4,906
Density1,118 per km²
Area4.4 km²
5-year growth+9.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.9%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.0%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m3.80‰
Hub airport31 km (Bodensee)
Nearest city of 100k+65 km
Within 30 km885,800 people
Lake shore11 km (Lake Constance)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 450 m, height range 670 m
Nearest large lakeBodensee, 11 km
Nearest major riverRhein, 3.6 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Austria4 km
Distance to Bern169 km
Within 10 km190,266 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 27 min, sunset 16:34

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How Rebstein ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn St. Gallen
Young family48#348 of 766#21 of 43Map
Low-income household59#164 of 617#12 of 48Map
Low-income family52#193 of 579#15 of 39Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couple61#345 of 933#14 of 62Map
Single pensioner60#191 of 694#13 of 41Map
Early retiree55#361 of 798#15 of 59Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuter33#287 of 875#24 of 56Map
Car-free household14#307 of 520#19 of 44Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyer53#203 of 687#17 of 55Map
Budget-constrained mover61#194 of 926#12 of 62Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first mover56#323 of 718#10 of 42Map
Nature-focused household46#1,334 of 1,577#68 of 77Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover60#593 of 1,428#48 of 75Map
Rural value seeker51#487 of 1,224#27 of 66Map
High-net-worth mover23#216 of 399#13 of 23Map
Lottery winner49#439 of 2,172#21 of 77Map
Climate-resilient relocation70#420 of 933#22 of 62Map
Coastal living67#455 of 790#25 of 56Map
Business owner59#399 of 933#20 of 62Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)96
  • Foundation86
  • Sea or lake shore84
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)79
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)75
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)73
  • Jobs and economy70
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Mobility and connectivity65
  • Safety and community59
  • Affordability53
  • Real estate53
  • Health and elderly53
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance50
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance50
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance50
  • Taxes and wealth49
  • Education and family41
  • Lifestyle and amenities40
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)37
  • Green space37
  • Demographics29
  • Flat land (terrain relief)27
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)26
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)15
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)5
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)5
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20194,5012019: 4,50120204,4942020: 4,49420214,5332021: 4,53320224,6402022: 4,64020234,8222023: 4,82220244,9062024: 4,906

+9.0% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.