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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
Foreign residents↑	2.26.1%#498 CH #1 AR	1.34.2%#174 CH #13 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑	1.19.6%#1'276 CH #14 AR	2.17.7%#1'708 CH #155 ZH
Residents 65+↑	1.21.4%#972 CH #16 AR	2.14.3%#2'028 CH #153 ZH
Density↑	2.639/km²#405 CH #1 AR	1.4'799/km²#13 CH #1 ZH
Residents↑	2.16'100#88 CH #1 AR	1.440'935#1 CH #1 ZH
Women↑	2.49.6%#1'208 CH #9 AR	1.49.7%#1'101 CH #105 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓	2.14'373#901 CH #14 AR	1.11'848#284 CH #144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	2.8.9°C#1'428 CH #10 AR	1.10.1°C#383 CH #16 ZH
Sunshine↑	1.41.1%#1'377 CH #7 AR	2.41%#1'393 CH #50 ZH
Precipitation↑	1.1'246 mm#596 CH #14 AR	2.1'077 mm#1'239 CH #99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	2.52%#1'468 CH #19 AR	1.60.2%#459 CH #78 ZH
Divergence↑	2.17%#778 CH #11 AR	1.23%#330 CH #14 ZH
Agreement↑	1.83%#669 CH #4 AR	2.77%#1'072 CH #133 ZH
SVP strength↑	1.52.8%#168 CH #10 AR	2.14.3%#2'008 CH #160 ZH
SP strength↑	–	1.33%#24 CH #1 ZH
Centre strength↑	1.22.5%#427 CH #1 AR	2.6.2%#1'657 CH #141 ZH
FDP strength↑	1.24.1%#266 CH #17 AR	2.11.1%#1'257 CH #70 ZH
GLP strength↑	–	1.13.6%#67 CH #31 ZH
Green strength↑	–	1.14.7%#145 CH #2 ZH
Geography
Area↑	2.25.2 km²#365 CH #2 AR	1.91.9 km²#80 CH #1 ZH
Elevation↑	1.771 m#461 CH #17 AR	2.408 m#1'852 CH #139 ZH
PT travel time↓	2.111 min#1'855 CH #5 AR	1.12 min#4 CH #1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	1.992 m#737 CH #15 AR	2.870 m#869 CH #16 ZH
Mean elevation↑	1.796 m#618 CH #15 AR	2.484 m#1'512 CH #88 ZH
Vertical range↑	2.403 m#811 CH #13 AR	1.479 m#711 CH #6 ZH
Mean slope↑	1.12.7°#718 CH #18 AR	2.5.5°#1'463 CH #96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	2.91 GWh#105 CH #1 AR	1.1'133 GWh#1 CH #1 ZH
Tariff H4↓	2.28.74 Rp./kWh#1'223 CH #2 AR	1.24.76 Rp./kWh#237 CH #125 ZH

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