Living in Wassen

Wassen is a small municipality in Uri, Switzerland, home to 416 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents416
Density4 per km²
Area96.9 km²
5-year growth-1.4%
Tax, single, CHF 100k11.9%
Tax, family, CHF 100k7.5%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.09‰
Hub airport84 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+75 km
Within 30 km56,200 people
Lake shore21 km (Lake Lucerne)
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,900 m, height range 810 m
Nearest large lakeVierwaldstättersee, 21 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Italy31 km
Distance to Bern89 km
Within 10 km2,797 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:40

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Good to know about Wassen

How Wassen 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 Uri
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 winner28#944 of 2,172#13 of 19Map
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
  • Safety and community92
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)83
  • Lifestyle and amenities83
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)79
  • Taxes and wealth76
  • Sea or lake shore67
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)62
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)58
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)50
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)50
  • Education and family47
  • Real estate43
  • Mobility and connectivity43
  • Jobs and economy42
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)34
  • Green space32
  • Health and elderly29
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)24
  • Demographics21
  • Flat land (terrain relief)19
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance17
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance17
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance14
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance11
  • Affordability6
  • Foundation5
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • 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

20194222019: 42220203982020: 39820214052021: 40520224122022: 41220234112023: 41120244162024: 416

−1.4% 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.