Living in Urmein

Urmein is a small municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland, home to 166 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.

Residents166
Density38 per km²
Area4.3 km²
5-year growth+13.7%
Tax, single, CHF 100k10.5%
Tax, family, CHF 100k4.7%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.45‰
Hub airport107 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+102 km
Within 30 km112,400 people
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,650 m, height range 1,090 m
Main railway line13.7 km
Border with Italy22 km
Distance to Bern149 km
Within 10 km11,900 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:37

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Good to know about Urmein

How Urmein 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 winner30#859 of 2,172#36 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
  • Taxes and wealth93
  • Lifestyle and amenities80
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)79
  • Green space69
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)63
  • Demographics60
  • Safety and community60
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)55
  • Jobs and economy34
  • Health and elderly33
  • Affordability32
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)25
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)25
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)25
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)24
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)23
  • Mobility and connectivity23
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance16
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance16
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance16
  • Education and family16
  • Flat land (terrain relief)10
  • Sea or lake shore4
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)2
  • Foundation1
  • Real estate0
  • 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

20191462019: 14620201542020: 15420211472021: 14720221502022: 15020231522023: 15220241662024: 166

+13.7% 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.