Living in Rheinwald

Rheinwald is a small municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland, home to 564 people in the Bilingual cantons area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents564
Density4 per km²
Area136.8 km²
Hub airport103 km (Il Caravaggio International)
Nearest city of 100k+99 km
Within 30 km61,700 people
Climate typeAlpine tundra (ET)
Terrain around itabout 2,240 m, height range 310 m
Main railway line26.0 km
Border with Italy6 km
Distance to Bern146 km
Within 10 km726 people
Winter daylight8 h 34 min, sunset 16:38

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Good to know about Rheinwald

How Rheinwald 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 too few residents–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 too few residents–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: not enough data–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 householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner7#1,501 of 2,172#93 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)80
  • Lifestyle and amenities75
  • Flat land (terrain relief)68
  • Safety and community68
  • Jobs and economy42
  • Real estate38
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Green space32
  • Sea or lake shore31
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)28
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)26
  • Education and family26
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)25
  • Mobility and connectivity25
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)24
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)17
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)15
  • Health and elderly15
  • Demographics10
  • Foundation8
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)0

Residents by year

20205772020: 57720215812021: 58120225742022: 57420235612023: 56120245642024: 564

−2.3% from 2020 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

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.