Electricity (H4) 30.26–41.05 cents/kWh, depending on the area and the provider
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
30.26–41.05 cents/kWh
depending on the area and the provider
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung30.26 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell41.05 cents/kWh▼ 0.8%
- Difference of up to 10.79 cents/kWh (+36%)
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year40.60–53.94 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung40.60 cents/kWh▼ 2.0%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell53.94 cents/kWh▲ 2.7%
- Difference of up to 13.34 cents/kWh (+33%)
4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year34.82–46.91 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung34.82 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell46.91 cents/kWh▲ 1.6%
- Difference of up to 12.09 cents/kWh (+35%)
4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year30.26–39.30 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung30.26 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell39.30 cents/kWh▲ 0.9%
- Difference of up to 9.05 cents/kWh (+30%)
5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year27.97–36.71 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.97 cents/kWh▼ 3.5%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell36.71 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- Difference of up to 8.74 cents/kWh (+31%)
5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year25.58–31.68 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung25.58 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell31.68 cents/kWh▼ 1.0%
- Difference of up to 6.10 cents/kWh (+24%)
5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year26.52–35.17 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung26.52 cents/kWh▼ 3.8%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell35.17 cents/kWh▼ 2.1%
- Difference of up to 8.64 cents/kWh (+33%)
large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year27.97–38.93 cents/kWh
2 providers
- Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.97 cents/kWh▼ 3.5%
- Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell38.93 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- Difference of up to 10.96 cents/kWh (+39%)
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 494.60 CHF/month▲ 3.1%
- Adults, on average605.95 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
- Young adultsfrom 358.60 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
- Young adults, on average452.95 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 108.90 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
- Children, on average145.05 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,571
- Foreign share11.2%
- Ages 0–19402 · 25.6%
- Ages 20–64888 · 56.5%
- Ages 65 and over281 · 17.9%
- Residents per km²99.2
Geography
- Altitude471–625 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,055 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.6%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 14.8 km
Context
Niederbüren sits in the figures as follows.
Per square kilometre, Niederbüren has 99.2 people, 1,571 in all.
For the period 1991-2020, Niederbüren reads 40.6% relative sunshine, plus 9.3 °C and 1,055 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Niederbüren is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it.
Of working age in Niederbüren: 56.5%, young: 25.6%, older: 17.9%.
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 Niederbüren?
Per square kilometre, Niederbüren has 99.2 people, 1,571 in all. For the period 1991-2020, Niederbüren reads 40.6% relative sunshine, plus 9.3 °C and 1,055 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Niederbüren is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it. Of working age in Niederbüren: 56.5%, young: 25.6%, older: 17.9%.
Border neighbours
- Niederbüren or Niederhelfenschwil2,873 m · 51.4%
- Niederbüren or Bischofszell2,967 m · 35.7%
- Niederbüren or Gossau (SG)3,147 m · 19.8%
- Niederbüren or Waldkirch4,553 m · 16.0%
- Niederbüren or Oberbüren6,561 m · 12.3%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Niederhelfenschwil1.8 km
- Living in Oberbüren3.6 km
- Living in Bischofszell4.2 km
- Living in Hohentannen5.1 km
- Living in Uzwil5.2 km
- Living in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf5.6 km
- Living in Flawil6.0 km
- Living in Waldkirch6.1 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