Living in Albinen

Albinen is a small municipality in Valais, Switzerland, home to 253 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.

Residents253
Density16 per km²
Area15.6 km²
5-year growth+4.1%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k4.7%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.41‰
Hub airport116 km (Milan Malpensa International)
Nearest city of 100k+70 km
Within 30 km213,900 people
Climate typeAlpine tundra (ET)
Terrain around itabout 1,730 m, height range 1,340 m
Nearest major riverRhône, under 1 km
Main railway line2.1 km
Border with Italy35 km
Distance to Bern65 km
Within 10 km36,833 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 36 min, sunset 16:46

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How Albinen 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 Valais
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 winner3#1,579 of 2,172#94 of 122Map
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

  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)97
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)89
  • Affordability76
  • Lifestyle and amenities75
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)73
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)66
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)65
  • Green space63
  • Safety and community54
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)54
  • Health and elderly53
  • Demographics48
  • Education and family45
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)42
  • Sea or lake shore38
  • Mobility and connectivity36
  • Taxes and wealth33
  • Jobs and economy29
  • Real estate27
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)22
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)17
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)7
  • Flat land (terrain relief)5
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)4
  • Foundation1
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)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

Residents by year

20192432019: 24320202382020: 23820212402021: 24020222432022: 24320232502023: 25020242532024: 253

+4.1% 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.