Living in Luzein

Luzein is a small municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland, home to 1,624 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are outdoor and mountain lovers (top 65%, #922 of 1,428), nature lovers (top 82%, #1,280 of 1,577).

Residents1,624
Density19 per km²
Area83.9 km²
5-year growth+3.2%
Tax, single, CHF 100k12.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k5.7%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.95‰
Hub airport84 km (Bodensee)
Nearest city of 100k+100 km
Within 30 km225,800 people
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,540 m, height range 760 m
Main railway line14.9 km
Border with Austria8 km
Distance to Bern174 km
Within 10 km9,426 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 31 min, sunset 16:35

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How Luzein ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Graubünden
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused household49#1,280 of 1,577#38 of 64Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover51#922 of 1,428#36 of 53Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner33#795 of 2,172#30 of 101Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)87
  • Taxes and wealth72
  • Safety and community68
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)56
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance50
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance50
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance50
  • Jobs and economy50
  • Lifestyle and amenities48
  • Green space48
  • Education and family45
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)45
  • Health and elderly36
  • Mobility and connectivity30
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)27
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)26
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)25
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)24
  • Flat land (terrain relief)23
  • Demographics21
  • Affordability17
  • Foundation16
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)12
  • Real estate10
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)1
  • Sea or lake shore0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0

Residents by year

20191,5732019: 1,57320201,5822020: 1,58220211,5912021: 1,59120221,5962022: 1,59620231,5952023: 1,59520241,6242024: 1,624

+3.2% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

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Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.