Benken (SG): building age and utilization
Canton of St. Gallen · 1'313 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'313
- Municipal zones
- 20
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 55%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 16%
- Median building height
- 9.5 m
- Median floors
- 2.2
Overview
Benken (SG): the parcel data lists 1'313 parcels in 20 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 55%, the average 77%. For comparison: canton of St. Gallen, median 58%.
16% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 123%, against 83% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.5 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 | 16 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 31 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 64 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 100 | 8% |
| 1986-2005 | 246 | 19% |
| 1966-1985 | 147 | 11% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 709 | 54% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 16 | 172% |
| Built 2016 or later | 47 | 158% |
| Built 2011 or later | 111 | 134% |
| Built 2006 or later | 211 | 123% |
| Built 1986 or later | 457 | 118% |
| Built 1966 or later | 604 | 112% |
| All parcels | 1'313 | 83% |
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% | 445 | 34% |
| 10-50% | 168 | 13% |
| 50-100% | 351 | 27% |
| 100-150% | 190 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 48 | 4% |
| 200% or more | 91 | 7% |
Median: 55% · Average: 77% · Based on 1'293 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 49 | 6% |
| 6-10 m | 456 | 53% |
| 10-16 m | 351 | 41% |
| 16-30 m | 4 | 0.5% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.5 m · Average: 9.6 m · Based on 860 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 437 | 45% |
| 2 | 280 | 29% |
| 3 | 199 | 21% |
| 4 | 47 | 5% |
| 5-6 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 2.2 · Average: 1.5 · Based on 965 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degersheim | 1'649 | 74% | 2.4 |
| Uznach | 1'625 | 72% | 2.7 |
| Kaltbrunn | 1'615 | 69% | 2.4 |
| Rorschach | 1'512 | 86% | 3.5 |
| Mörschwil | 1'404 | 62% | 2.3 |
| Eggersriet | 1'339 | 49% | 1.9 |
| Marbach (SG) | 1'290 | 47% | 1.5 |
| Schmerikon | 1'104 | 66% | 2.6 |
| Niederbüren | 1'094 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Eichberg | 1'084 | 20% | 1 |
| Rheineck | 1'066 | 85% | 2.7 |
| Lütisburg | 982 | 44% | 0.9 |
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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.