Living in Wängi

Wängi is a compact municipality in Thurgau, Switzerland, home to 4,816 people in the German-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 30%, #279 of 933), outdoor and mountain lovers (top 53%, #755 of 1,428), commuters (top 56%, #488 of 875).

Residents4,816
Density293 per km²
Area16.4 km²
5-year growth+3.3%
Tax, single, CHF 100k13.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k5.9%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.52‰
Hub airport31 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+17 km
Within 30 km1,165,500 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 640 m, height range 420 m
Main railway line3.3 km
Border with Germany17 km
Distance to Bern130 km
Within 10 km120,057 people
Winter daylight8 h 26 min, sunset 16:36

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How Wängi 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 Thurgau
Young family39#629 of 766#18 of 35Map
Low-income household10#498 of 617#16 of 26Map
Low-income family22#472 of 579#13 of 26Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couple43#825 of 933#27 of 42Map
Single pensioner32#663 of 694#25 of 35Map
Early retiree44#618 of 798#24 of 36Map
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
Commuter28#488 of 875#24 of 40Map
Car-free household9#375 of 520#10 of 16Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyer16#567 of 687#16 of 26Map
Budget-constrained mover21#721 of 926#19 of 42Map
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 mover23#668 of 718#25 of 35Map
Nature-focused household57#955 of 1,577#50 of 74Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover56#755 of 1,428#31 of 69Map
Rural value seeker28#917 of 1,224#24 of 59Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner51#406 of 2,172#24 of 80Map
Climate-resilient relocation67#657 of 933#17 of 42Map
Coastal living63#634 of 790#33 of 42Map
Business owner63#279 of 933#21 of 42Map
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
  • Mobility and connectivity90
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)85
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)83
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)76
  • Demographics75
  • Sea or lake shore74
  • Taxes and wealth70
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)66
  • Green space65
  • Jobs and economy62
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)58
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)55
  • Safety and community55
  • Flat land (terrain relief)53
  • Foundation52
  • Education and family49
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance49
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance49
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance42
  • Real estate39
  • Lifestyle and amenities36
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)35
  • Health and elderly31
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)21
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)20
  • Affordability19
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)18
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance17
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20194,6622019: 4,66220204,7202020: 4,72020214,7692021: 4,76920224,7662022: 4,76620234,7912023: 4,79120244,8162024: 4,816

+3.3% 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.