Pfäfers: building age and utilization
Canton of St. Gallen · 1'947 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'947
- Municipal zones
- 22
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 10%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 8.8 m
- Median floors
- 0.8
Overview
Pfäfers: the parcel data lists 1'947 parcels in 22 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 10%, the average 643%. For comparison: canton of St. Gallen, median 58%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 267%, against 830% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.8 m and the median number of floors is 0.8.
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 | 40 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 32 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 25 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 36 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 239 | 12% |
| 1966-1985 | 200 | 10% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'375 | 71% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 40 | 536% |
| Built 2016 or later | 72 | 388% |
| Built 2011 or later | 97 | 324% |
| Built 2006 or later | 133 | 267% |
| Built 1986 or later | 372 | 854% |
| Built 1966 or later | 572 | 1'429% |
| All parcels | 1'947 | 830% |
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% | 962 | 50% |
| 10-50% | 167 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 177 | 9% |
| 100-150% | 227 | 12% |
| 150-200% | 109 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 274 | 14% |
Median: 10% · Average: 643% · Based on 1'916 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 99 | 10% |
| 6-10 m | 606 | 61% |
| 10-16 m | 287 | 29% |
| 16-30 m | 8 | 0.8% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.8 m · Average: 8.9 m · Based on 1'000 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 931 | 66% |
| 2 | 302 | 21% |
| 3 | 148 | 10% |
| 4 | 32 | 2% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.8 · Average: 0.9 · Based on 1'413 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balgach | 2'159 | 56% | 2.1 |
| 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 |
| Oberbüren | 1'945 | 54% | 1.2 |
| 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 |
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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.