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Herisau vs Zurich: municipalities compared

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

Herisau
Canton AR
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.16'100#88 CH#1 AR
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.1%#813 CH#9 AR
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
2.49.6%#1'208 CH#9 AR
Women↑
1.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.6%#1'276 CH#14 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.21.4%#972 CH#16 AR
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.639/km²#405 CH#1 AR
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.64#280 CH#2 AR
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.26.1%#498 CH#1 AR
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.14'373#901 CH#14 AR
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.8.9°C#1'428 CH#10 AR
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.41.1%#1'377 CH#7 AR
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
1.1'246 mm#596 CH#14 AR
Precipitation↑
2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.52.5%#1'535 CH#19 AR
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#778 CH#11 AR
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#669 CH#4 AR
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.52.8%#168 CH#10 AR
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
–
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.22.5%#427 CH#1 AR
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.24.1%#267 CH#17 AR
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
–
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
–
Green strength↑
1.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.25.2 km²#365 CH#2 AR
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.771 m#463 CH#17 AR
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.15.9%#511 CH#10 AR
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
2.26.1%#415 CH#6 AR
Organic share↑
1.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.111 min#1'855 CH#5 AR
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.992 m#737 CH#15 AR
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.796 m#618 CH#15 AR
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
2.403 m#811 CH#13 AR
Vertical range↑
1.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.12.7°#718 CH#18 AR
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.91 GWh#105 CH#1 AR
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'682 kWh#1'870 CH#20 AR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.29.11 Rp./kWh#1'648 CH#3 AR
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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