Steinach: building age and utilization
Canton of St. Gallen · 954 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 954
- Municipal zones
- 19
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 68%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 13%
- Median building height
- 9.6 m
- Median floors
- 2.4
Overview
Steinach: the parcel data lists 954 parcels in 19 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 68%, the average 77%. For comparison: canton of St. Gallen, median 58%.
13% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 100%, against 80% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.6 m and the median number of floors is 2.4.
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 | 12 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 32 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 45 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 33 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 220 | 23% |
| 1966-1985 | 126 | 13% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 486 | 51% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 12 | 101% |
| Built 2016 or later | 44 | 105% |
| Built 2011 or later | 89 | 100% |
| Built 2006 or later | 122 | 100% |
| Built 1986 or later | 342 | 116% |
| Built 1966 or later | 468 | 108% |
| All parcels | 954 | 80% |
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% | 238 | 26% |
| 10-50% | 88 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 345 | 37% |
| 100-150% | 174 | 19% |
| 150-200% | 27 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 60 | 6% |
Median: 68% · Average: 77% · Based on 932 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 35 | 5% |
| 6-10 m | 358 | 52% |
| 10-16 m | 287 | 42% |
| 16-30 m | 10 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.6 m · Average: 10 m · Based on 690 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 283 | 36% |
| 2 | 263 | 33% |
| 3 | 173 | 22% |
| 4 | 53 | 7% |
| 5-6 | 14 | 2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 2.4 · Average: 1.8 · Based on 786 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Muolen | 894 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Andwil (SG) | 833 | 67% | 2.1 |
| Weesen | 753 | 62% | 2.4 |
| Häggenschwil | 749 | 18% | 0.9 |
| Untereggen | 729 | 26% | 0.9 |
| Lichtensteig | 705 | 80% | 2.6 |
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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.