Taxes & Cost of Living in Gossau (SG)
Gossau (SG) · Canton of SG
Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Gossau (SG) at a glance, and where it is cheaper nearby.
Costs
What you pay here per year
For a couple without children earning CHF 100,000
- Health insurance
- CHF 14,376 a year
- Electricity
- CHF 1,240 a year
2 adults at CHF 599 a month each · Deductible 300, median of all insurers · Premiums 2027
Compared with 2026 that is CHF 22 more per month per adult, about CHF 264 a year.
Household using 4,500 kWh, 27.55 cent./kWh · Tariff 2027
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Tax rate Gossau (SG)
116 %
total tax multiplier in % of the simple tax
Municipal tax rate 2026 as published by the canton. Tax rates are not comparable across cantons. The label states what the figure refers to. The amount in francs is in the table below.
Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2025
15.5 % → 13.9 % of income
Down 1.56 percentage points
Reference profile: single, CHF 100,000 gross income, both years calculated with the FTA tax calculator. The same franc amount is compared. Because cantons adjust their tariffs for inflation, the burden on it falls almost everywhere. The meaningful comparison is therefore the Swiss median: -1.22 percentage points (1,996 municipalities down, 35 up). Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report calculates it.
Tax split: municipality versus canton
How income tax is split across the levels of government. The municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.
- Federal
- CHF 1,705
- Canton
- CHF 5,808
- Municipality
- CHF 6,416
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 0
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Health insurance premium
CHF 599 per month
Premium region 1
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2027).
Cheapest insurers 2027
Adults, standard model, deductible 300, per month
- 1. AgrisanoCHF 560.50
- 2. GlarnerCHF 560.70
- 3. ÖKKCHF 562.00
Worth switching? Compare the 2027 premiums in your region and create the cancellation letter. It must reach your insurer by 30 November 2026. Switch health insurer
Premiums since 2011
+82.7 %
cantonal premium since 2011
Canton of St. Gallen: CHF 307 → CHF 561 per month (2011 → 2027)
Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %
Gossau (SG) belongs to premium region St. Gallen 1.
Premium region St. Gallen 1, 2026 → 2027: CHF 22 more per month (+3.8 %)
Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Gossau (SG): median of all offers in the canton for one adult (standard model with accident cover, deductible 300), calculated the same way every year. There is no series per municipality.
Electricity price
27.55 cent./kWh · CHF 1,240 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2027.
All together, a couple without children earning CHF 100,000 pays about CHF 24,376 a year in Gossau (SG) for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 877 of 2,110 Swiss municipalities; rank 1 is the cheapest.
Total annual cost by profile
Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.
| Household | Total cost/year | Rank CH | Rank canton |
|---|---|---|---|
Single · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,512 · health insurance 7,188 · electricity 1,240 | CHF 17,940 | 821 / 2,110 | 61 / 75 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,760 · health insurance 14,376 · electricity 1,240 | CHF 24,376 | 877 / 2,110 | 70 / 75 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 4,480 · health insurance 17,292 · electricity 1,240 | CHF 23,012 | 890 / 2,110 | 70 / 75 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 7,008 · health insurance 14,376 · electricity 1,240 | CHF 22,624 | 856 / 2,110 | 69 / 75 |
Note: for the canton of SG the FTA has not yet adopted 2026 rates. The tax figures on this page are from 2025. The other cantons are already on 2026.
Housing & environment
Vacancy rate
1.24% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Second homes
8.3 % second-home share
Below the 20 % threshold at which the Second Homes Act blocks new second homes.
Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.
Population & demographics
18,943 residents
+5.2% over ten years (2015 → 2025)
15% children · 22% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2025).
Climate and environment in the municipality
How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days there are per year, and how high the radon probability is. Measured at the municipal centroid.
- Radon probability (%)
- 0
Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.
What applies in canton SG
These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.
Property transfer tax on purchase
1.00 % of the purchase price
Replacing a fossil heating system
Minimum renewable share required
At least 10 % renewable or a 10 % efficiency gain when replacing the heating (since 1.7.2021; 11 standard solutions).
As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source
Property tax
Levied
0.2–0.8 ‰ depending on the municipality
Mandatory municipal tax of 0,2 – 0,8‰ of the wealth-tax value (Art. 240 StG).
As of 01.01.2025
Wealth tax structure
Proportional
The amount depends on your municipality’s tax multiplier. The location report computes it. This only shows how the canton structures the tariff.
As of 01.01.2024
Offences (canton)
49.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.
Surroundings
Cost map of the Canton of SG
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Gossau (SG) is highlighted.
Click any municipality to open it. Blue outline: cheaper than here.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
Nearest municipalities with lower total cost for a couple without children (CHF 100,000):
Nearby municipalities
The municipalities closest to Gossau (SG), with the same cost data.
Where Gossau (SG) stands nationally
The same figures, compared with every municipality.
Frequently asked questions about Gossau (SG)
- How high are the taxes in Gossau (SG)?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,929 per year in Gossau (SG) (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).
- What does living in Gossau (SG) cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 24,376 per year in Gossau (SG). That is rank 877 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Gossau (SG)?
- Yes: around Gossau (SG) some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile. The neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.
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