Living in Lachen, St. Gallen
Lachen is an area of St. Gallen with about 8,865 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 67 out of 100 (good): better than 45% of St. Gallen residents, ranked 8 of 13 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 6 min walk, doctor 19 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 5 min walk
Who Lachen suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 71 · good | 5 of 13 |
| Family | 78 · good | 4 of 13 |
| Over 65 | 75 · good | 7 of 13 |
| Working from home | 65 · good | 5 of 13 |
| Commuter | 70 · good | 5 of 13 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 387 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 496 m | 6 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,522 m | 19 min walk |
| Nursery school | 563 m | 7 min walk |
| Primary school | 518 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 164 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,076 m | 13 min walk |
| Public green space | 332 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,887 m | 24 min walk |
| Playground | 215 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 379 m | 5 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 16.6% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 21.6%)
- 6.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 36 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 24)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Lachen
Ahornstrasse · Andreasstrasse · Badstrasse · Burentobelweg · Burgstrasse · Burgweiherweg · Dürrenmattstrasse · Erikastrasse · Feldbachstrasse · Feldlistrasse · Fontanastrasse · Furglerstrasse · Furglerweg · Föhrenstrasse · Fürstenlandstrasse · Gerbestrasse · Gerbeweg · Glaserstrasse · Grenzstrasse · Grüningerweg · Hätterenstrasse · Ilgenstrasse · Isenringweg · Kamorstrasse · Kreuzbleichestrasse · Kreuzbleicheweg · Landhausstrasse · Langweidstrasse · Leuenbergerstrasse · Lilienstrasse · Malvenweg · Mattenweg · Meisenstrasse · Menzlenwaldweg · Metallstrasse · Moosmühlestrasse · Nordstrasse · Ochsenweidstrasse · Otmarstrasse · Rechenstrasse · Rosenfeldstrasse · Rosenfeldweg · Rosensteig · Ruhsitzstrasse · Ruhsitzweg · Röteliweg · Salisstrasse · Schibistrasse · Schillerstrasse · Schorenstrasse · Schulstrasse · Schönaustrasse · Schönauweg · Schönbrunnstrasse · Spiseggbrücke · St. Josefen-Strasse · Stahlstrasse · Stückelbergstrasse · Sömmerlistrasse · Sömmerliwaldstrasse · Sömmerliweg · Tambourenstrasse · Tunnelweg · Turnerstrasse · Ulmenstrasse · Vonwilstrasse · Waldackerstrasse · Waldackerweg · Waldaustrasse · Zentralstrasse · Zschokkestrasse · Zschokkeweg · Zwyssigstrasse · Zwyssigweg · Zypressenweg · Zürcher Strasse
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources