Living in Scharans

Scharans is a small municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland, home to 822 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.

Residents822
Density58 per km²
Area14.3 km²
5-year growth+1.9%
Tax, single, CHF 100k13.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k6.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m3.19‰
Hub airport106 km (Bodensee)
Nearest city of 100k+103 km
Within 30 km130,100 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,290 m, height range 810 m
Main railway line12.6 km
Border with Italy24 km
Distance to Bern153 km
Within 10 km14,865 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:37

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Good to know about Scharans

How Scharans 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 winner29#912 of 2,172#43 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
  • Green space75
  • Lifestyle and amenities68
  • Safety and community68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Education and family64
  • Taxes and wealth60
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)59
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)57
  • Health and elderly57
  • Jobs and economy43
  • Affordability30
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)28
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)27
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)25
  • Mobility and connectivity23
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)21
  • Flat land (terrain relief)21
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance20
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance20
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance20
  • Demographics15
  • Foundation12
  • Real estate12
  • 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

20198072019: 80720207892020: 78920217902021: 79020227962022: 79620237932023: 79320248222024: 822

+1.9% 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.