Living in Oberuzwil: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 30.11 cents/kWh, 11.0% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Oberuzwil

30.11 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

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
38.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%	33.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.6%	29.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	30.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3%	28.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.8%	26.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.5%	26.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.4%	28.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
Energy13.79 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 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 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

Residents6,864
Foreign share23.1%
Ages 0–191,561 · 22.7%
Ages 20–643,994 · 58.2%
Ages 65 and over1,309 · 19.1%
Residents per km²487.5

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

Altitude502–860 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

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

Temperature8.7 °C
Annual precipitation1,180 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours41.3%
Frost days123.4
Days of 30 °C or more5.1
Reference stationEbnat-Kappel, 16.5 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Oberuzwil, the comparisons look like this.

Oberuzwil has 6,864 residents, 487.5 per square kilometre.

Oberuzwil averages 8.7 °C, 1,180 mm of precipitation and 41.3% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020.

Oberuzwil 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 Oberuzwil?

Oberuzwil has 6,864 residents, 487.5 per square kilometre. Oberuzwil averages 8.7 °C, 1,180 mm of precipitation and 41.3% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020. Oberuzwil is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

Border neighbours

Oberuzwil or Lütisburg2,438 m · 20.4%
Oberuzwil or Jonschwil6,754 m · 16.3%
Oberuzwil or Oberbüren5,098 m · 12.8%
Oberuzwil or Flawil3,709 m · 6.9%

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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