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Building age in the canton of Schaffhausen

Canton of Schaffhausen, 26 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
21’770
21’533 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1975Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
51 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
37.9%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
20.9%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Schaffhausen

The parcel data lists 21’770 parcels with a building in the canton of Schaffhausen. For 21’533 of them (98.9%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1975, so the median parcel with a building is 51 years old. 37.9% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 20.9% after 2000. The largest period is 1981-2000 with 23.0%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 237 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 21’533 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 17.3%before 1920: 17.3%, 3’717 parcels
  2. 10.5%1920-1945: 10.5%, 2’261 parcels
  3. 10.2%1946-1960: 10.2%, 2’189 parcels
  4. 18.2%1961-1980: 18.2%, 3’912 parcels
  5. 23.0%1981-2000: 23.0%, 4’948 parcels
  6. 9.6%2001-2010: 9.6%, 2’072 parcels
  7. 8.3%2011-2020: 8.3%, 1’797 parcels
  8. 3.0%2021 and later: 3.0%, 637 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)37.9%8’167 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)18.2%3’912 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)23.0%4’948 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)20.9%4’506 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen

MunicipalityParcels with a yearMedian year1960 or earlierAfter 2000
Schaffhausen6’346196347.7%15.5%
Neuhausen am Rheinfall1’732196446.0%12.9%
Thayngen1’689197533.1%22.7%
Beringen1’310198426.4%26.8%
Hallau1’145196349.2%21.0%
Stein am Rhein1’113197139.7%16.0%
Wilchingen816197533.3%19.7%
Schleitheim781197634.7%23.6%
Neunkirch754198725.3%30.1%
Ramsen597198332.2%27.8%
Löhningen571198824.5%28.9%
Gächlingen433198033.3%27.0%
Stetten (SH)42419938.0%38.2%
Merishausen423198130.3%21.7%
Buchberg394198027.2%21.6%
Dörflingen394198923.6%33.2%
Siblingen389197932.6%24.2%
Rüdlingen348198824.4%31.9%
Trasadingen319197535.7%21.0%
Lohn (SH)307198329.0%28.3%
Oberhallau275197242.9%14.2%
Beggingen258196645.7%20.9%
Hemishofen216198825.9%30.1%
Buch (SH)172197544.2%24.4%
Büttenhardt172199120.3%32.6%
Bargen (SH)155198227.7%27.7%

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