Municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen

Living in Sennwald

Sennwald (postcode 9465–9473) has 1,668 residential buildings with 3,248 homes in total on 263 streets.

3,248
homes
15%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
69%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
46%
in a quiet location

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Sennwald in figures

Sennwald (postcode 9465–9473) has 1,668 residential buildings with 3,248 homes in total on 263 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2005.
15% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 69% a public transport stop within 300 m.
46% 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 9,068 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 Sennwald

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): 6,332
Growth over 10 years: +21.9%
Share of foreign nationals: 37.0%
Share aged 65 and over: 16.9%
Jobs (2024): 4,614
Income tax¹: CHF 9,068
Household electricity price (2027): from 29.0 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 16
1919–1945 11
1946–1970 11
1971–1990 16
1991–2010 147
from 2011 270

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 38%
Gas 10%
Heating oil 31%
Wood 17%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Sennwald.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Rheinstrasse100 m · 50 m
2.Rheinweg60 m · 110 m
3.Neufeldstrasse110 m · 70 m
4.Valentinshof90 m · 100 m
5.Kanalweg100 m · 160 m
6.Buchserstrasse200 m · 90 m
7.Gamserstrasse180 m · 120 m
8.Hostetweg120 m · 190 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