Municipality in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Living in Gais

Gais (postcode 9043–9450) has 1,008 residential buildings with 1,666 homes in total on 176 streets.

1,666
homes
29%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
36%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
63%
in a quiet location

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Gais in figures

Gais (postcode 9043–9450) has 1,008 residential buildings with 1,666 homes in total on 176 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2006.
29% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 22% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 36% a public transport stop within 300 m.
63% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden are 13.90 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 10,579 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

13.90 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · 2024

Canton value – not published for Gais

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

13.90 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · 2024

+7 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	13.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	13.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	13.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	13.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	12.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	13.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	12.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	13.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	12.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	13.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	13.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	13.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 3,134
Growth over 10 years: +1.7%
Share of foreign nationals: 13.3%
Share aged 65 and over: 23.1%
Jobs (2024): 1,493
Income tax¹: CHF 10,579
Household electricity price (2027): from 28.4 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 3
1919–1945 3
1946–1970 4
1971–1990 3
1991–2010 84
from 2011 85

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 5%
District heating 8%
Gas 3%
Heating oil 38%
Wood 28%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Gais.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Gais?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Dorfplatz70 m · 290 m
2.Webergasse130 m · 250 m
3.Schulhausstrasse250 m · 130 m
4.Zung140 m · 260 m
5.Hinterdorf60 m · 390 m
6.Riesern270 m · 200 m
7.Langenacker350 m · 120 m
8.Oberdorf110 m · 420 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster