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Schaffhausen vs St. Gallen: municipalities compared

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

Schaffhausen
Canton SH
St. Gallen
Canton SG
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.39'228#17 CH#1 SH
Residents↑
1.79'487#8 CH#1 SG
Population growth↑
2.0.7%#979 CH#17 SH
Population growth↑
1.0.8%#911 CH#30 SG
Women↑
1.51%#395 CH#3 SH
Women↑
2.50.3%#733 CH#13 SG
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.9%#1'687 CH#19 SH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.3%#1'619 CH#68 SG
Residents 65+↑
1.22.4%#789 CH#16 SH
Residents 65+↑
2.18%#1'647 CH#59 SG
Density↑
2.937/km²#250 CH#2 SH
Density↑
1.2'018/km²#75 CH#4 SG
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.75#181 CH#1 SH
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.09#74 CH#1 SG
Foreign residents↑
2.31.4%#254 CH#3 SH
Foreign residents↑
1.34.6%#167 CH#9 SG
Taxes
Tax↓
1.11'535#214 CH#5 SH
Tax↓
2.15'139#1'029 CH#72 SG
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.5°C#982 CH#8 SH
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'156 CH#34 SG
Sunshine↑
1.39.9%#1'933 CH#10 SH
Sunshine↑
2.39.6%#2'020 CH#70 SG
Precipitation↑
2.867 mm#1'997 CH#14 SH
Precipitation↑
1.1'290 mm#508 CH#32 SG
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.71.1%#49 CH#21 SH
Turnout↑
2.52.2%#1'566 CH#63 SG
Divergence↑
1.16.7%#777 CH#12 SH
Divergence↑
2.13.7%#1'008 CH#55 SG
Agreement↑
2.83.3%#668 CH#4 SH
Agreement↑
1.86.3%#464 CH#14 SG
SVP strength↑
1.29.7%#1'289 CH#26 SH
SVP strength↑
2.18.4%#1'861 CH#75 SG
SP strength↑
1.35.9%#13 CH#1 SH
SP strength↑
2.25.6%#153 CH#1 SG
Centre strength↑
2.2.5%#2'025 CH#8 SH
Centre strength↑
1.12.7%#981 CH#71 SG
FDP strength↑
2.12.7%#1'065 CH#9 SH
FDP strength↑
1.14.3%#893 CH#37 SG
GLP strength↑
2.7.4%#679 CH#8 SH
GLP strength↑
1.9.2%#408 CH#2 SG
Green strength↑
2.6.3%#1'260 CH#2 SH
Green strength↑
1.15.5%#116 CH#1 SG
Geography
Area↑
1.41.9 km²#214 CH#1 SH
Area↑
2.39.4 km²#230 CH#20 SG
Elevation↑
2.409 m#1'849 CH#25 SH
Elevation↑
1.675 m#650 CH#22 SG
Second-home share↑
2.10.2%#1'159 CH#14 SH
Second-home share↑
1.14.7%#597 CH#11 SG
Organic share↑
1.28%#381 CH#6 SH
Organic share↑
1.28%#382 CH#5 SG
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.59 min#749 CH#1 SH
PT travel time↓
2.93 min#1'607 CH#29 SG
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.875 m#861 CH#5 SH
Highest point↑
1.1'067 m#686 CH#31 SG
Mean elevation↑
2.545 m#1'238 CH#9 SH
Mean elevation↑
1.723 m#716 CH#27 SG
Vertical range↑
2.492 m#698 CH#1 SH
Vertical range↑
1.568 m#638 CH#30 SG
Mean slope↑
2.9.6°#959 CH#5 SH
Mean slope↑
1.10.1°#922 CH#38 SG
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.219 GWh#14 CH#1 SH
Roof potential↑
1.323 GWh#9 CH#1 SG
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'585 kWh#1'890 CH#25 SH
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'064 kWh#2'047 CH#73 SG
Tariff H4↓
1.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'846 CH#1 SH
Tariff H4↓
2.31.33 Rp./kWh#1'961 CH#46 SG

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