Mels: building age and utilization
Canton of St. Gallen · 4'672 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 4'672
- Municipal zones
- 23
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 45%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 11%
- Median building height
- 9 m
- Median floors
- 1.5
Overview
Mels: the parcel data lists 4'672 parcels in 23 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 45%, the average 80%. For comparison: canton of St. Gallen, median 58%.
11% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 142%, against 93% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9 m and the median number of floors is 1.5.
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 | 115 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 108 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 116 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 173 | 4% |
| 1986-2005 | 699 | 15% |
| 1966-1985 | 544 | 12% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'917 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 115 | 206% |
| Built 2016 or later | 223 | 179% |
| Built 2011 or later | 339 | 163% |
| Built 2006 or later | 512 | 142% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'211 | 128% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'755 | 136% |
| All parcels | 4'672 | 93% |
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% | 1'905 | 41% |
| 10-50% | 472 | 10% |
| 50-100% | 986 | 21% |
| 100-150% | 699 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 240 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 335 | 7% |
Median: 45% · Average: 80% · Based on 4'637 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 170 | 6% |
| 6-10 m | 1'841 | 64% |
| 10-16 m | 810 | 28% |
| 16-30 m | 45 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 1 | 0% |
Median: 9 m · Average: 9.2 m · Based on 2'867 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'881 | 53% |
| 2 | 1'027 | 29% |
| 3 | 514 | 14% |
| 4 | 103 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 38 | 1% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.5 · Average: 1.2 · Based on 3'563 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gallen | 11'898 | 72% | 3.3 |
| Altstätten | 6'326 | 45% | 2 |
| Oberriet (SG) | 6'114 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Rapperswil-Jona | 5'679 | 58% | 2.3 |
| Wil (SG) | 5'496 | 71% | 2.4 |
| Eschenbach (SG) | 4'620 | 52% | 2.1 |
| Grabs | 4'539 | 33% | 1.3 |
| Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann | 4'500 | 19% | 0.9 |
| Gossau (SG) | 4'448 | 58% | 2.2 |
| Kirchberg (SG) | 4'390 | 32% | 0.9 |
| Uzwil | 4'006 | 76% | 2.3 |
| Nesslau | 3'937 | 17% | 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.