Living in Herisau: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 29.11 cents/kWh, 7.4% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Herisau

29.11 cents/kWh

Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

29.16 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

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

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
37.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	32.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.7%	28.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	29.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3%	27.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%	25.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.6%	25.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.5%	27.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
Energy13.79 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge132 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 433.40 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average574.62 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
Young adultsfrom 316.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average425.45 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 95.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Children, on average138.17 CHF/month▲ 5.1%

Premium region in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 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

Residents16,100
Foreign share26.1%
Ages 0–193,155 · 19.6%
Ages 20–649,503 · 59.0%
Ages 65 and over3,442 · 21.4%
Residents per km²638.9

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

Altitude588–995 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

Temperature8.4 °C
Annual precipitation1,432 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours41.9%
Frost days87.5
Days of 30 °C or more1.3
Reference stationSt. Gallen, 10.8 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Herisau sits in the figures as follows.

1,432 mm of precipitation and 41.9% relative sunshine go with 8.4 °C in Herisau, period 1991-2020.

Per square kilometre, Herisau has 638.9 people, 16,100 in all.

Herisau: 19.6% are young, 59.0% are of working age and 21.4% are older.

Herisau is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

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 Herisau?

1,432 mm of precipitation and 41.9% relative sunshine go with 8.4 °C in Herisau, period 1991-2020. Per square kilometre, Herisau has 638.9 people, 16,100 in all. Herisau: 19.6% are young, 59.0% are of working age and 21.4% are older. Herisau is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

Border neighbours

Herisau or Gossau (SG)6,195 m · 15.3%
Herisau or St. Gallen2,964 m · 8.4%

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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