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Herisau vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Herisau
Canton AR
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.16'100#88 CH#1 AR
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
1.1%#813 CH#9 AR
Population growth↑
2.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
2.49.6%#1'208 CH#9 AR
Women↑
1.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.6%#1'276 CH#14 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.21.4%#972 CH#16 AR
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
2.639/km²#405 CH#1 AR
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.64#280 CH#2 AR
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.26.1%#498 CH#1 AR
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
1.14'373#901 CH#14 AR
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.8.9°C#1'428 CH#10 AR
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.41.1%#1'377 CH#7 AR
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.1'246 mm#596 CH#14 AR
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.52.5%#1'535 CH#19 AR
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.16.7%#778 CH#11 AR
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.83.3%#669 CH#4 AR
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
1.52.8%#168 CH#10 AR
SVP strength↑
2.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
–
SP strength↑
1.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
1.22.5%#427 CH#1 AR
Centre strength↑
2.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
1.24.1%#267 CH#17 AR
FDP strength↑
2.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
–
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
–
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
2.25.2 km²#365 CH#2 AR
Area↑
1.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
1.771 m#463 CH#17 AR
Elevation↑
2.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
1.15.9%#511 CH#10 AR
Second-home share↑
2.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
2.26.1%#415 CH#6 AR
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.111 min#1'855 CH#5 AR
PT travel time↓
1.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.992 m#737 CH#15 AR
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
1.796 m#618 CH#15 AR
Mean elevation↑
2.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.403 m#811 CH#13 AR
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
1.12.7°#718 CH#18 AR
Mean slope↑
2.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.91 GWh#105 CH#1 AR
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'682 kWh#1'870 CH#20 AR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.29.11 Rp./kWh#1'648 CH#3 AR
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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