Municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen

Living in Buchs

Buchs (postcode 9469–9470) has 2,337 residential buildings with 7,026 homes in total on 202 streets.

7,026
homes
42%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
90%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
41%
in a quiet location

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Buchs in figures

Buchs (postcode 9469–9470) has 2,337 residential buildings with 7,026 homes in total on 202 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2009.
42% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 60% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 90% a public transport stop within 300 m.
41% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of St. Gallen are 15.50 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 11,555 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

15.50 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of St. Gallen · 2024

Canton value – not published for Buchs

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

15.50 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of St. Gallen · 2024

+12 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	15.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	15.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	14.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	14.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	14.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	14.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	14.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	13.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	13.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	13.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	14.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	13.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	13.90 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): 14,038
Growth over 10 years: +15.2%
Share of foreign nationals: 45.0%
Share aged 65 and over: 16.9%
Jobs (2024): 8,268
Income tax¹: CHF 11,555
Household electricity price (2027): from 29.5 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 0
1919–1945 10
1946–1970 11
1971–1990 7
1991–2010 179
from 2011 267

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 21%
District heating 47%
Gas 5%
Heating oil 20%
Wood 5%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Buchs.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Bahnhofstrasse70 m · 60 m
2.Grünaustrasse100 m · 60 m
3.Alvierstrasse50 m · 110 m
4.Mühlestrasse90 m · 110 m
5.Birkenstrasse60 m · 150 m
6.Glannastrasse80 m · 150 m
7.Rosengasse90 m · 140 m
8.Oberstüdtlistrasse110 m · 130 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