Housing · 2026

Average number of rooms per dwelling: ranking of municipalities

Average number of rooms per dwelling: Mosnang comes top with 5.13 and Leukerbad comes last with 2.17. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 3.99. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Mosnang5.13 2Jouxtens-Mézery5.04 3Schlatt-Haslen4.98

#	Municipality	Canton	Average number of rooms per dwelling
1	Mosnang	St. Gallen	5.13
2	Jouxtens-Mézery	Vaud	5.04
3	Schlatt-Haslen	Appenzell Innerrhoden	4.98
4	Wuppenau	Thurgau	4.97
4	Commugny	Vaud	4.97
6	Vandoeuvres	Geneva	4.96
7	Andwil (SG)	St. Gallen	4.95
7	Schönholzerswilen	Thurgau	4.95
9	Untereggen	St. Gallen	4.91
9	Niederbüren	St. Gallen	4.91
11	Hohentannen	Thurgau	4.88
11	Tannay	Vaud	4.88
13	Schlatt (ZH)	Zurich	4.81
14	Berg (SG)	St. Gallen	4.80
14	Vufflens-le-Château	Vaud	4.80
16	Stettfurt	Thurgau	4.79
17	Niederhelfenschwil	St. Gallen	4.78
17	Waldkirch	St. Gallen	4.78
19	Muolen	St. Gallen	4.77
19	Bure	Jura	4.77
21	Hohenrain	Lucerne	4.76
21	Hubersdorf	Solothurn	4.76
21	Stein (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	4.76
21	Dully	Vaud	4.76
21	Boncourt	Jura	4.76
26	Homburg	Thurgau	4.75
26	Amlikon-Bissegg	Thurgau	4.75
28	Pfeffingen	Basel-Landschaft	4.74
28	Buchberg	Schaffhausen	4.74
28	Häggenschwil	St. Gallen	4.74
31	Mörschwil	St. Gallen	4.72
31	Genthod	Geneva	4.72
33	Grub (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	4.71
33	Kemmental	Thurgau	4.71
33	Braunau	Thurgau	4.71
33	Bogis-Bossey	Vaud	4.71
37	Stetten (SH)	Schaffhausen	4.70
37	Gonten	Appenzell Innerrhoden	4.70
37	Eichberg	St. Gallen	4.70
37	Neckertal	St. Gallen	4.70
41	Genolier	Vaud	4.69
42	Hüttikon	Zurich	4.67
42	Schlierbach	Lucerne	4.67
42	Lupsingen	Basel-Landschaft	4.67
42	Seltisberg	Basel-Landschaft	4.67
42	Lussy-sur-Morges	Vaud	4.67
42	Founex	Vaud	4.67
48	Birwinken	Thurgau	4.66
48	Collonge-Bellerive	Geneva	4.66
50	Wäldi	Thurgau	4.65
51	Drei Höfe	Solothurn	4.64
51	Ramlinsburg	Basel-Landschaft	4.64
51	Wald (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	4.64
51	Oberegg	Appenzell Innerrhoden	4.64
51	Eschenz	Thurgau	4.64
51	Anières	Geneva	4.64
51	Mervelier	Jura	4.64
58	Hundwil	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	4.63
58	Schwende-Rüte	Appenzell Innerrhoden	4.63
58	Buchillon	Vaud	4.63
61	Schwellbrunn	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	4.62
61	Basadingen-Schlattingen	Thurgau	4.62
61	Trélex	Vaud	4.62
64	Zuzwil (BE)	Bern	4.61
64	Jens	Bern	4.61
64	Auenstein	Aargau	4.61
64	Leimbach (AG)	Aargau	4.61
64	Neunforn	Thurgau	4.61
64	Lommis	Thurgau	4.61
70	Dättlikon	Zurich	4.60
70	Lütisburg	St. Gallen	4.60
70	Roggwil (TG)	Thurgau	4.60
70	Hüttwilen	Thurgau	4.60
74	Berg am Irchel	Zurich	4.59
74	Lohn (SH)	Schaffhausen	4.59
74	Eggersriet	St. Gallen	4.59
74	Warth-Weiningen	Thurgau	4.59
74	Mies	Vaud	4.59
79	Buch am Irchel	Zurich	4.58
79	Altikon	Zurich	4.58
79	Mörigen	Bern	4.58
79	Bolken	Solothurn	4.58
79	Langrickenbach	Thurgau	4.58
79	Lengwil	Thurgau	4.58
79	Herdern	Thurgau	4.58
86	Dörflingen	Schaffhausen	4.57
86	Schlossrued	Aargau	4.57
88	Wilchingen	Schaffhausen	4.56
88	Wigoltingen	Thurgau	4.56
88	Bremblens	Vaud	4.56
88	Chavannes-des-Bois	Vaud	4.56
92	Uesslingen-Buch	Thurgau	4.55
92	Crans (VD)	Vaud	4.55
92	La Baroche	Jura	4.55
95	Dorf	Zurich	4.54
95	Aedermannsdorf	Solothurn	4.54
95	Hochwald	Solothurn	4.54
95	Frick	Aargau	4.54
95	Buttwil	Aargau	4.54
95	Lully (VD)	Vaud	4.54

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Average number of rooms per dwelling
1791	Muralto	Ticino	2.88
1793	Silvaplana	Grisons	2.86
1793	Renens (VD)	Vaud	2.86
1795	Laax	Grisons	2.85
1795	Sils im Engadin/Segl	Grisons	2.85
1797	Paradiso	Ticino	2.83
1798	Lausanne	Vaud	2.80
1799	Saas-Fee	Valais	2.79
1800	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	2.72
1801	Chavannes-près-Renens	Vaud	2.67
1802	Täsch	Valais	2.65
1803	Geneva	Geneva	2.62
1804	Zermatt	Valais	2.47
1805	Samnaun	Grisons	2.46
1806	Leukerbad	Valais	2.17

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Dwellings”.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Average number of rooms per dwelling”?

Mosnang ranks first for “Average number of rooms per dwelling”, with 5.13.

What is the median for “Average number of rooms per dwelling”?

The median across the 1,806 ranked municipalities is 3.99.