Electricity (H4) 24.09 cents/kWh, 11.2% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW Energie AG
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.99 cents/kWh▼ 5.2% | 28.02 cents/kWh▼ 6.6% | 24.09 cents/kWh▼ 8.0% | 24.09 cents/kWh▼ 8.0% | 22.13 cents/kWh▼ 8.9% | 18.42 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 20.32 cents/kWh▼ 9.2% | 22.13 cents/kWh▼ 8.9% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
- Energy7.97 cents/kWh
- Levies0.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents258
- Foreign share7.8%
- Ages 0–1948 · 18.6%
- Ages 20–64163 · 63.2%
- Ages 65 and over47 · 18.2%
- Residents per km²97.7
Geography
- Altitude458–567 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,059 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.5%
- Frost days99.6
- Days of 30 °C or more11
- Reference stationKoppigen, 3.4 km
Context
The comparisons for Höchstetten follow this order.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Höchstetten is 635.46 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month.
At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,084 CHF/year in Höchstetten. The municipal median is 1,152 CHF/year.
The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Höchstetten comes to 635.46 CHF/month (1.9%), rank 1,274 of 2,110.
The premium region of Höchstetten costs 635.46 CHF/month, the neighbour average 634.91 CHF/month, place 2 of 6.
The premium region of Höchstetten is number 2, out of 3 in the canton.
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
Questions
What does electricity cost in Höchstetten in 2027?
At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,084 CHF/year in Höchstetten. The municipal median is 1,152 CHF/year.
What does health insurance cost in Höchstetten?
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Höchstetten is 635.46 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 625.45 CHF/month. The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Höchstetten comes to 635.46 CHF/month (1.9%), rank 1,274 of 2,110. The premium region of Höchstetten costs 635.46 CHF/month, the neighbour average 634.91 CHF/month, place 2 of 6. The premium region of Höchstetten is number 2, out of 3 in the canton.
Border neighbours
- Höchstetten or Koppigen1,169 m · 15.9%
- Höchstetten or Willadingen1,395 m · 15.9%
- Höchstetten or Alchenstorf2,099 m · 6.2%
- Höchstetten or Hellsau1,755 m · 6.2%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Hellsau1.3 km
- Living in Willadingen1.5 km
- Living in Drei Höfe1.6 km
- Living in Alchenstorf2.2 km
- Living in Koppigen2.5 km
- Living in Seeberg2.9 km
- Living in Recherswil3.5 km
- Living in Rumendingen4.2 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- 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 Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D