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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
Foreign residents↑	2.26.1%#498 CH #1 AR	1.34.6%#167 CH #9 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑	1.19.6%#1'276 CH #14 AR	2.18.3%#1'619 CH #68 SG
Residents 65+↑	1.21.4%#972 CH #16 AR	2.18%#1'647 CH #59 SG
Density↑	2.639/km²#405 CH #1 AR	1.2'018/km²#75 CH #4 SG
Residents↑	2.16'100#88 CH #1 AR	1.79'487#8 CH #1 SG
Women↑	2.49.6%#1'208 CH #9 AR	1.50.3%#733 CH #13 SG
Taxes
Tax↓	1.14'373#901 CH #14 AR	2.15'139#1'029 CH #72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	2.8.9°C#1'428 CH #10 AR	1.9.3°C#1'156 CH #34 SG
Sunshine↑	1.41.1%#1'377 CH #7 AR	2.39.6%#2'020 CH #70 SG
Precipitation↑	2.1'246 mm#596 CH #14 AR	1.1'290 mm#508 CH #32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	1.52%#1'468 CH #19 AR	2.51.3%#1'561 CH #61 SG
Divergence↑	1.17%#778 CH #11 AR	2.14%#1'008 CH #55 SG
Agreement↑	2.83%#669 CH #4 AR	1.86%#464 CH #14 SG
SVP strength↑	1.52.8%#168 CH #10 AR	2.18.4%#1'857 CH #75 SG
SP strength↑	–	1.25.6%#152 CH #1 SG
Centre strength↑	1.22.5%#427 CH #1 AR	2.12.7%#977 CH #71 SG
FDP strength↑	1.24.1%#266 CH #17 AR	2.14.3%#892 CH #37 SG
GLP strength↑	–	1.9.2%#409 CH #2 SG
Green strength↑	–	1.15.5%#114 CH #1 SG
Geography
Area↑	2.25.2 km²#365 CH #2 AR	1.39.4 km²#230 CH #20 SG
Elevation↑	1.771 m#461 CH #17 AR	2.675 m#649 CH #22 SG
PT travel time↓	2.111 min#1'855 CH #5 AR	1.93 min#1'607 CH #29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.992 m#737 CH #15 AR	1.1'067 m#686 CH #31 SG
Mean elevation↑	1.796 m#618 CH #15 AR	2.723 m#716 CH #27 SG
Vertical range↑	2.403 m#811 CH #13 AR	1.568 m#638 CH #30 SG
Mean slope↑	1.12.7°#718 CH #18 AR	2.10.1°#922 CH #38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	2.91 GWh#105 CH #1 AR	1.323 GWh#9 CH #1 SG
Tariff H4↓	1.28.74 Rp./kWh#1'223 CH #2 AR	2.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH #44 SG

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