Canton of Glarus: building age and utilization
24'652 parcels in municipal zones across all municipalities · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 24'652
- Municipalities
- 3
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 69%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 9.3 m
- Median floors
- 2.2
Overview
Canton of Glarus: the parcel data lists 24'652 parcels in 3 municipalities.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 69%, the average 123%. For comparison: Switzerland, median 10%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 133%, against 139% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.3 m and the median number of floors is 2.2.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 296 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 479 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 358 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 533 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 5'348 | 22% |
| 1966-1985 | 2'406 | 10% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 15'232 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 296 | 161% |
| Built 2016 or later | 775 | 144% |
| Built 2011 or later | 1'133 | 141% |
| Built 2006 or later | 1'666 | 133% |
| Built 1986 or later | 7'014 | 161% |
| Built 1966 or later | 9'420 | 159% |
| All parcels | 24'652 | 139% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 8'072 | 33% |
| 10-50% | 2'536 | 10% |
| 50-100% | 5'101 | 21% |
| 100-150% | 3'863 | 16% |
| 150-200% | 1'806 | 7% |
| 200% or more | 3'046 | 12% |
Median: 69% · Average: 123% · Based on 24'424 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 1'315 | 8% |
| 6-10 m | 9'063 | 55% |
| 10-16 m | 5'943 | 36% |
| 16-30 m | 283 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 5 | 0% |
Median: 9.3 m · Average: 9.4 m · Based on 16'609 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8'689 | 45% |
| 2 | 5'445 | 28% |
| 3 | 3'791 | 20% |
| 4 | 1'131 | 6% |
| 5-6 | 177 | 0.9% |
| 7 or more | 7 | 0% |
Median: 2.2 · Average: 1.5 · Based on 19'240 parcels with a value.
Municipalities
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glarus Süd | 10'191 | 54% | 2 |
| Glarus Nord | 8'722 | 66% | 2.2 |
| Glarus | 5'739 | 85% | 2.5 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.