Living in Buchs (SG): electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 29.50 cents/kWh, 8.8% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Buchs (SG)

29.50 cents/kWh

Canton of St. Gallen

30.30 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Elektrizitäts- und Wasserwerk der Stadt Buchs (EWB)

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
37.16 cents/kWh▼ 0.7%	32.87 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	28.82 cents/kWh▼ 0.8%	29.50 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	27.22 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	24.79 cents/kWh▼ 2.8%	26.30 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	27.87 cents/kWh≈ unchanged

H4 breakdown

Grid usage13.25 cents/kWh
Energy11.42 cents/kWh
Levies0.80 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge48 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 441.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average564.54 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Young adultsfrom 322 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average421.74 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 97.10 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
Children, on average135.14 CHF/month▲ 4.3%

Premium region 2: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents14,287
Foreign share45.3%
Ages 0–192,990 · 20.9%
Ages 20–648,846 · 61.9%
Ages 65 and over2,451 · 17.2%
Residents per km²895.7

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude439–2,231 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature10.5 °C
Annual precipitation1,140 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours46.1%
Frost days74.6
Days of 30 °C or more9.9
Reference stationVaduz, 5.6 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Buchs (SG) sits in the figures as follows.

Buchs (SG) averages 10.5 °C, 1,140 mm of precipitation and 46.1% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020.

14,287 people live in Buchs (SG). That is 895.7 per square kilometre.

17.2% of the people in Buchs (SG) are older, 20.9% are young and 61.9% are of working age.

Buchs (SG) is not a mountain municipality.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Buchs (SG)?

Buchs (SG) averages 10.5 °C, 1,140 mm of precipitation and 46.1% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020. 14,287 people live in Buchs (SG). That is 895.7 per square kilometre. 17.2% of the people in Buchs (SG) are older, 20.9% are young and 61.9% are of working age. Buchs (SG) is not a mountain municipality.

Border neighbours

Buchs (SG) or Gams709 m · 25.0%
Buchs (SG) or Sevelen12,195 m · 23.7%
Buchs (SG) or Grabs10,962 m · 14.4%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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