Living in Santa Maria in Calanca

Santa Maria in Calanca is a small municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland, home to 121 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.

Residents121
Density13 per km²
Area9.3 km²
5-year growth+8.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.3%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.4%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m3.34‰
Hub airport77 km (Milan Malpensa International)
Nearest city of 100k+75 km
Within 30 km245,900 people
Lake shore18 km (Lake Como)
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,150 m, height range 1,040 m
Nearest large lakeLago di Como, 18 km
Nearest major riverTicino, 7.5 km
Main railway line7.9 km
Border with Italy7 km
Distance to Bern147 km
Within 10 km13,485 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 36 min, sunset 16:40

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How Santa Maria in Calanca 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: 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 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 winner0#2,144 of 2,172#101 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
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)87
  • Sea or lake shore73
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)72
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)71
  • Safety and community68
  • Green space67
  • Jobs and economy67
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)58
  • Taxes and wealth54
  • Mobility and connectivity45
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance45
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance45
  • Affordability36
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance35
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)32
  • Real estate27
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)26
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)25
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)25
  • Demographics22
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)16
  • Health and elderly14
  • Education and family14
  • Flat land (terrain relief)10
  • Foundation0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0

Residents by year

20191122019: 11220201092020: 10920211092021: 10920221152022: 11520231212023: 12120241212024: 121

+8.0% from 2019 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.