Oberbüren: building age and utilization
Canton of St. Gallen · 1'945 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'945
- Municipal zones
- 25
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 54%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 16%
- Median building height
- 9.2 m
- Median floors
- 1.2
Overview
Oberbüren: the parcel data lists 1'945 parcels in 25 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 54%, the average 278%. For comparison: canton of St. Gallen, median 58%.
16% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 142%, against 338% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.2 m and the median number of floors is 1.2.
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 | 62 | 3% |
| 2016-2020 | 73 | 4% |
| 2011-2015 | 74 | 4% |
| 2006-2010 | 99 | 5% |
| 1986-2005 | 343 | 18% |
| 1966-1985 | 242 | 12% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'052 | 54% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 62 | 147% |
| Built 2016 or later | 135 | 163% |
| Built 2011 or later | 209 | 157% |
| Built 2006 or later | 308 | 142% |
| Built 1986 or later | 651 | 287% |
| Built 1966 or later | 893 | 444% |
| All parcels | 1'945 | 338% |
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% | 778 | 41% |
| 10-50% | 156 | 8% |
| 50-100% | 521 | 27% |
| 100-150% | 283 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 71 | 4% |
| 200% or more | 111 | 6% |
Median: 54% · Average: 278% · Based on 1'920 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 40 | 4% |
| 6-10 m | 664 | 59% |
| 10-16 m | 391 | 35% |
| 16-30 m | 21 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.2 m · Average: 9.5 m · Based on 1'116 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 811 | 54% |
| 2 | 466 | 31% |
| 3 | 200 | 13% |
| 4 | 21 | 1% |
| 5-6 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.2 · Average: 1.1 · Based on 1'502 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargans | 2'089 | 58% | 2.2 |
| Goldach | 2'079 | 77% | 2.5 |
| Mosnang | 2'061 | 29% | 0.9 |
| Zuzwil (SG) | 1'972 | 67% | 2.3 |
| St. Margrethen | 1'960 | 67% | 2.3 |
| Pfäfers | 1'947 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Wittenbach | 1'936 | 69% | 2.5 |
| Schänis | 1'903 | 65% | 2.2 |
| Rebstein | 1'831 | 74% | 2.4 |
| Niederhelfenschwil | 1'768 | 47% | 0.9 |
| Amden | 1'756 | 48% | 2.2 |
| Rorschacherberg | 1'753 | 64% | 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.