Municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen

Living in Weesen

Weesen (postcode 8872) has 480 residential buildings with 1,013 homes in total on 44 streets.

  • 1,013

    homes

  • 0%

    with a supermarket ≤ 500 m

  • 88%

    with public transport ≤ 300 m

  • 43%

    in a quiet location

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Weesen in figures

  • Weesen (postcode 8872) has 480 residential buildings with 1,013 homes in total on 44 streets.
  • The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2005.
  • 0% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 88% a public transport stop within 300 m.
  • 43% 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 11,400 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 Weesen

  • 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

1213141520122015201820212024

Line: average

All values as a table
YearValue25 %75 %Cases
202415.50 CHF/m²–––
202315.00 CHF/m²–––
202214.80 CHF/m²–––
202114.50 CHF/m²–––
202014.20 CHF/m²–––
201914.20 CHF/m²–––
201814.10 CHF/m²–––
201713.80 CHF/m²–––
201613.70 CHF/m²–––
201513.60 CHF/m²–––
201414.20 CHF/m²–––
201313.90 CHF/m²–––
201213.90 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)
1,898
Growth over 10 years
+19.2%
Share of foreign nationals
16.1%
Share aged 65 and over
23.8%
Jobs (2024)
482
Income tax¹
CHF 11,400
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 1
  • 1919–1945 2
  • 1946–1970 3
  • 1971–1990 5
  • 1991–2010 50
  • from 2011 42

Heating systems in the existing stock

  • Heat pump 34%
  • District heating 1%
  • Gas 1%
  • Heating oil 50%
  • Wood 12%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Weesen.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Weesen?

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).

New builds

What is being created in Weesen

13 new homes are under construction, approved or planned here – from the federal building register.

New builds in Weesen

Sources: Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings (FSO), data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), FOEN sonBASE, FOT stops. Distances as the crow flies.