Canton of St. Gallen

Name: Vacant dwellings: Canton of St. Gallen, 2016-2025
Creator: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

Canton · 75 municipalities · vacancy 2025 Data 2025, as of 29 Sept 2026

In 2025, 3’760 of 274’453 dwellings stood vacant in the canton of St. Gallen, a vacancy rate of 1.37%.

The vacancy rate fell from 1.77% in 2016 to 1.37% in 2025 (-0.40 pp).

That is the 6th highest vacancy rate of the 26 cantons.

Key figures 2025

Vacancy rate: 1.37%
Vacant dwellings: 3’760
Dwelling stock: 274’453

Vacancy trend 2016-2025

Vacancy rate, vacant dwellings and dwelling stock, 2016 to 2025
Year	Rate	Vacant	Stock
2025	1.37%	3’760	274’453
2024	1.39%	3’788	272’518
2023	1.42%	3’834	270’000
2022	1.69%	4’527	267’870
2021	2.05%	5’426	264’683
2020	2.41%	6’291	261’037
2019	2.18%	5’618	257’706
2018	2.20%	5’607	254’864
2017	1.84%	4’651	252’772
2016	1.77%	4’412	249’266

Breakdown of vacant dwellings

Of the 3’760 vacant dwellings, 379 are in single-family houses and 3’381 in multi-family houses; 3’065 are for rent and 695 for sale; 198 are new and 3’562 older.

House type

House type	Vacant	Rate	Share of vacant
Single-family houses	379	0.14%	10.1%
Multi-family houses	3’381	1.23%	89.9%

Sale / rent

Sale / rent	Vacant	Rate	Share of vacant
For sale	695	0.25%	18.5%
For rent	3’065	1.12%	81.5%

Dwelling age

Dwelling age	Vacant	Rate	Share of vacant
New dwellings	198	0.07%	5.3%
Older dwellings	3’562	1.30%	94.7%

Comparison

Across Switzerland it is 1.00% (48’455 vacant of 4’845’500 dwellings).

Comparison	Rate	Vacant	Stock
St. Gallen	1.37%	3’760	274’453
Switzerland	1.00%	48’455	4’845’500

Municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen

Vacancy rate by municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, 2025
Municipality	Rate	Vacant	Stock
St. Gallen	2.30%	1’047	45’522
Rapperswil-Jona	1.98%	286	14’444
Wil (SG)	0.92%	114	12’391
Gossau (SG)	1.24%	112	9’032
Buchs (SG)	1.01%	69	6’832
Uzwil	1.27%	85	6’693
Altstätten	1.06%	69	6’509
Rorschach	2.15%	125	5’814
Flawil	1.29%	66	5’116
Eschenbach (SG)	0.20%	10	5’000
Goldach	3.40%	166	4’882
Widnau	0.69%	33	4’783
Wittenbach	1.28%	61	4’766
Wattwil	0.60%	28	4’667
Mels	0.13%	6	4’615
Kirchberg (SG)	1.60%	70	4’375
Flums	0.97%	41	4’227
Oberriet (SG)	2.33%	98	4’206
Au (SG)	2.98%	125	4’195
Gaiserwald	1.13%	46	4’071
Rorschacherberg	3.11%	121	3’891
Grabs	0.80%	31	3’875
Bad Ragaz	0.31%	12	3’871
Thal	1.43%	51	3’566
Neckertal	0.61%	21	3’443
Walenstadt	0.09%	3	3’333
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	1.23%	40	3’252
Sargans	0.90%	29	3’222
St. Margrethen	2.17%	69	3’180
Sennwald	1.05%	33	3’143
Oberuzwil	0.13%	4	3’077
Uznach	0.39%	12	3’077
Diepoldsau	0.62%	19	3’065
Ebnat-Kappel	0.97%	28	2’887
Gommiswald	2.46%	71	2’886
Wartau	0.43%	12	2’791
Sevelen	1.10%	30	2’727
Balgach	0.66%	17	2’576
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	1.56%	39	2’500
Rebstein	0.88%	22	2’500
Vilters-Wangs	1.53%	38	2’484
Nesslau	0.90%	22	2’444
Kaltbrunn	1.02%	24	2’353
Quarten	1.20%	28	2’333
Zuzwil (SG)	0.27%	6	2’222
Oberbüren	0.53%	11	2’075
Degersheim	1.22%	25	2’049
Schmerikon	0.89%	18	2’022
Berneck	0.93%	18	1’935
Rheineck	1.48%	28	1’892
Schänis	0.37%	7	1’892
Steinach	1.66%	30	1’807
Jonschwil	0.34%	6	1’765
Gams	0.35%	6	1’714
Amden	1.81%	31	1’713
Mörschwil	0.37%	6	1’622
Waldkirch	1.01%	15	1’485
Niederhelfenschwil	0.36%	5	1’389
Benken (SG)	0.51%	7	1’373
Mosnang	0.68%	9	1’324
Rüthi (SG)	1.04%	13	1’250
Lichtensteig	1.08%	13	1’204
Pfäfers	0.35%	4	1’143
Eggersriet	0.91%	10	1’099
Marbach (SG)	0.10%	1	1’000
Weesen	0.10%	1	1’000
Andwil (SG)	0.68%	6	882
Lütisburg	1.86%	14	753
Eichberg	1.26%	9	714
Tübach	0.99%	7	707
Niederbüren	1.12%	7	625
Häggenschwil	1.57%	9	573
Muolen	0.00%	0	556
Untereggen	1.10%	5	455
Berg (SG)	0.00%	0	435

Source and method

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), survey of vacant dwellings (Leerwohnungszählung), via stats.swiss. The dwelling stock is estimated from the published counts and rates.

House type, tenure and dwelling age are three independent breakdowns of the same vacant dwellings; they cannot be combined (there is no "rented new dwelling" figure).

Vacancy data for 2025, statistics computed on 29 Sept 2026.

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