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St. Gallen vs Stans: municipalities compared

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

	St. Gallen Canton SG	Stans Canton NW
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑	1.34.6%#167 CH #9 SG	2.18.3%#1'015 CH #6 NW
Children & youth (0–19)↑	1.18.3%#1'619 CH #68 SG	2.17.8%#1'695 CH #7 NW
Residents 65+↑	2.18%#1'647 CH #59 SG	1.23.3%#614 CH #6 NW
Density↑	1.2'018/km²#75 CH #4 SG	2.773/km²#318 CH #1 NW
Residents↑	1.79'487#8 CH #1 SG	2.8'565#232 CH #1 NW
Women↑	1.50.3%#733 CH #13 SG	2.50.1%#860 CH #1 NW
Taxes
Tax↓	2.15'139#1'029 CH #72 SG	1.11'325#163 CH #9 NW
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	2.9.3°C#1'156 CH #34 SG	1.9.7°C#785 CH #5 NW
Sunshine↑	2.39.6%#2'020 CH #70 SG	1.42.8%#1'024 CH #7 NW
Precipitation↑	2.1'290 mm#508 CH #32 SG	1.1'297 mm#496 CH #5 NW
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	2.51.3%#1'561 CH #61 SG	1.60%#479 CH #7 NW
Divergence↑	1.14%#1'008 CH #55 SG	2.10%#1'220 CH #11 NW
Agreement↑	2.86%#464 CH #14 SG	1.90%#231 CH #1 NW
SVP strength↑	2.18.4%#1'857 CH #75 SG	1.29.4%#1'300 CH #11 NW
SP strength↑	1.25.6%#152 CH #1 SG	–
Centre strength↑	2.12.7%#977 CH #71 SG	1.53.5%#58 CH #3 NW
FDP strength↑	2.14.3%#892 CH #37 SG	1.17.1%#649 CH #4 NW
GLP strength↑	1.9.2%#409 CH #2 SG	–
Green strength↑	1.15.5%#114 CH #1 SG	–
Geography
Area↑	1.39.4 km²#230 CH #20 SG	2.11.1 km²#886 CH #11 NW
Elevation↑	1.675 m#649 CH #22 SG	2.452 m#1'519 CH #7 NW
PT travel time↓	1.93 min#1'607 CH #29 SG	2.94 min#1'625 CH #2 NW
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.1'067 m#686 CH #31 SG	1.1'783 m#394 CH #8 NW
Mean elevation↑	1.723 m#716 CH #27 SG	2.668 m#835 CH #8 NW
Vertical range↑	2.568 m#638 CH #30 SG	1.1'347 m#371 CH #8 NW
Mean slope↑	2.10.1°#922 CH #38 SG	1.17.2°#486 CH #8 NW
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	1.323 GWh#9 CH #1 SG	2.57 GWh#261 CH #1 NW
Tariff H4↓	2.30.59 Rp./kWh#1'764 CH #44 SG	1.22.06 Rp./kWh#40 CH #8 NW

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