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Herisau vs Sarnen: municipalities compared

Every figure we hold for Herisau and Sarnen, side by side. Shading marks the order along each metric’s documented ranking direction — the judgment is yours.

Herisau
Canton AR
Sarnen
Canton OW
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.16'100#88 CH#1 AR
Residents↑
2.10'906#155 CH#1 OW
Population growth↑
1.1%#813 CH#9 AR
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'159 CH#5 OW
Women↑
2.49.6%#1'208 CH#9 AR
Women↑
1.49.8%#1'065 CH#2 OW
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.6%#1'276 CH#14 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.6%#1'550 CH#6 OW
Residents 65+↑
2.21.4%#972 CH#16 AR
Residents 65+↑
1.24.6%#440 CH#2 OW
Density↑
1.639/km²#405 CH#1 AR
Density↑
2.142/km²#1'258 CH#1 OW
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.64#280 CH#2 AR
Jobs per resident↑
1.0.83#146 CH#1 OW
Foreign residents↑
1.26.1%#498 CH#1 AR
Foreign residents↑
2.18.4%#1'001 CH#3 OW
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'373#901 CH#14 AR
Tax↓
1.11'325#162 CH#1 OW
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.8.9°C#1'428 CH#10 AR
Avg. temp.↑
1.8.9°C#1'417 CH#2 OW
Sunshine↑
2.41.1%#1'377 CH#7 AR
Sunshine↑
1.43.8%#871 CH#6 OW
Precipitation↑
2.1'246 mm#596 CH#14 AR
Precipitation↑
1.1'282 mm#525 CH#6 OW
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.5%#1'535 CH#19 AR
Turnout↑
1.60.9%#506 CH#6 OW
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#778 CH#11 AR
Divergence↑
1.17.6%#681 CH#6 OW
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#669 CH#4 AR
Agreement↑
2.82.4%#730 CH#2 OW
SVP strength↑
1.52.8%#168 CH#10 AR
SVP strength↑
2.48%#296 CH#6 OW
Centre strength↑
1.22.5%#427 CH#1 AR
Centre strength↑
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FDP strength↑
2.24.1%#267 CH#17 AR
FDP strength↑
1.52%#4 CH#2 OW
Geography
Area↑
2.25.2 km²#365 CH#2 AR
Area↑
1.76.9 km²#101 CH#3 OW
Elevation↑
2.771 m#463 CH#17 AR
Elevation↑
1.1'309 m#139 CH#2 OW
Second-home share↑
2.15.9%#511 CH#10 AR
Second-home share↑
1.16%#508 CH#4 OW
Organic share↑
2.26.1%#415 CH#6 AR
Organic share↑
1.28.6%#357 CH#4 OW
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.111 min#1'855 CH#5 AR
PT travel time↓
1.99 min#1'696 CH#1 OW
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.992 m#737 CH#15 AR
Highest point↑
1.2'038 m#350 CH#7 OW
Mean elevation↑
2.796 m#618 CH#15 AR
Mean elevation↑
1.1'136 m#330 CH#6 OW
Vertical range↑
2.403 m#811 CH#13 AR
Vertical range↑
1.1'579 m#316 CH#7 OW
Mean slope↑
2.12.7°#718 CH#18 AR
Mean slope↑
1.15.6°#556 CH#7 OW
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.91 GWh#105 CH#1 AR
Roof potential↑
1.95 GWh#92 CH#1 OW
Solar potential per capita↑
2.5'682 kWh#1'870 CH#20 AR
Solar potential per capita↑
1.8'709 kWh#1'317 CH#4 OW
Tariff H4↓
2.29.11 Rp./kWh#1'648 CH#3 AR
Tariff H4↓
1.25.99 Rp./kWh#877 CH#7 OW

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