Municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen

Living in Zuzwil

Zuzwil (postcode 9500–9524) has 1,252 residential buildings with 2,255 homes in total on 80 streets.

2,255
homes
47%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
58%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
37%
in a quiet location

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Zuzwil in figures

Zuzwil (postcode 9500–9524) has 1,252 residential buildings with 2,255 homes in total on 80 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2006.
47% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 58% 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 9,431 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 Zuzwil

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): 5,033
Growth over 10 years: +5.2%
Share of foreign nationals: 13.5%
Share aged 65 and over: 21.1%
Jobs (2024): 2,074
Income tax¹: CHF 9,431
Household electricity price (2027): from 31.5 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 2
1919–1945 2
1946–1970 2
1971–1990 8
1991–2010 231
from 2011 129

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 31%
Gas 39%
Heating oil 25%
Wood 3%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Zuzwil.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Neufeldstrasse80 m · 120 m
2.Räbgruebstrasse110 m · 90 m
3.Herbergstrasse90 m · 200 m
4.Grünring190 m · 100 m
5.Sunnepark200 m · 110 m
6.Kirchweg240 m · 90 m
7.Ebnifeld230 m · 110 m
8.Hinterdorfstrasse200 m · 140 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