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Stein (AR)

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3005

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 29 Sept 2026.

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For Stein (AR), the parcel data holds a measured building height for 579 parcels. On a typical parcel the tallest building is 9.9 m high, and on 19 in 20 parcels it is 13.7 m or lower.

Key figures

Median building height
9.9 m
Canton: 10.2 m
Switzerland: 9.5 m
Median floors
3

Canton: 3

Switzerland: 2

Tallest building
41.4 m

Canton: 72.3 m

Switzerland: 221.3 m

Parcels measured
579

3.2% of the canton

25 m or taller
1

0.2% of measured parcels

About Stein (AR)

Stein (AR) is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. For Stein (AR), the parcel data holds a measured building height for 579 parcels. On half of them the tallest building is at most 9.9 m, on three quarters at most 11.2 m, and on 19 in 20 at most 13.7 m.

For Stein (AR), the median building height, 9.9 m, is close to the canton median of 10.2 m. The tallest building measures 41.4 m. One parcel has a building of 30 m or taller.

The median floor count is 3, and the building with the most floors has 6. By median building height, Stein (AR) ranks 18th of 20 municipalities in the canton with complete height data.

Building heights

The height of the tallest building on each parcel, over the 579 parcels with a measured height. Each percentile is the height that share of parcels stays at or below.

Building height percentiles
FigureHereCantonSwitzerland
P25 (lower quartile)8.7 m8.8 m7.8 m
P50 (median)9.9 m10.2 m9.5 m
P75 (upper quartile)11.2 m11.8 m11.5 m
P9513.7 m15.3 m16.6 m
Tallest building41.4 m72.3 m221.3 m

Parcels by building height

  • 0-3 m1
  • 3-6 m25
  • 6-9 m143
  • 9-12 m324
  • 12-15 m74
  • 15-18 m11
  • 18-21 m0
  • 21-24 m0
  • 24-27 m0
  • 27-30 m0
  • 30 m or taller1

Floors

The number of floors of the building with the most floors on each parcel, over the 390 parcels with a floor count. Median: 3, most floors: 6.

Parcels by number of floors

  • 1 floor14
  • 2 floors156
  • 3 floors191
  • 4 floors27
  • 5 floors1
  • 6 floors1
  • 7 floors0
  • 8 or more floors0

Tallest buildings

Parcels whose tallest building reaches at least the height in each row. The rows are cumulative: a parcel with a 60 m building also counts in every row below 60 m. The tallest building measures 41.4 m.

Parcels by tallest building
Tallest buildingParcelsShare of measured
15 m or taller122.1%
25 m or taller10.2%
30 m or taller10.2%
50 m or taller00%
100 m or taller00%

Building height map for Stein (AR)

roofs maps building height for every parcel in Stein (AR). Heights come from swisstopo swissBUILDINGS3D and the number of floors from the federal building register (GWR); where no height was measured, the map estimates it from the floors and marks it with a ~.

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