Municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen

Living in Mels

Mels (postcode 7325–8889) has 2,445 residential buildings with 4,767 homes in total on 251 streets.

4,767
homes
46%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
77%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
37%
in a quiet location

Find your address in Mels

Mels in figures

Mels (postcode 7325–8889) has 2,445 residential buildings with 4,767 homes in total on 251 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1986.
46% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 2% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 77% a public transport stop within 300 m.
37% 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 11,918 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 Mels

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): 9,581
Growth over 10 years: +11.2%
Share of foreign nationals: 20.2%
Share aged 65 and over: 18.6%
Jobs (2024): 3,715
Income tax¹: CHF 11,918
Household electricity price (2027): from 27.4 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 38
1919–1945 96
1946–1970 129
1971–1990 117
1991–2010 283
from 2011 254

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 29%
District heating 3%
Gas 10%
Heating oil 35%
Wood 21%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Mels.

For owners

Sell, find out the value, let – in Mels?

An experienced estate agency from your region looks at your property, estimates its value and shows you what is possible – free of charge and without obligation. We make the contact.

1Send an enquiry – two minutes, no account.
2We get back to you within two working days and choose a suitable estate agency from your region.
3Personal assessment on site – free of charge and without obligation.

Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Mels?

The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Kirchstrasse90 m · 110 m
2.Höfliweg70 m · 150 m
3.Unterdorfstrasse70 m · 160 m
4.Kapellgasse100 m · 140 m
5.Platz150 m · 100 m
6.Neugutstrasse110 m · 160 m
7.Fliederweg240 m · 60 m
8.Rössligasse130 m · 160 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