Living in Grächen

Grächen is a small municipality in Valais, Switzerland, home to 1,271 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are outdoor and mountain lovers (top 27%, #373 of 1,428), nature lovers (top 33%, #512 of 1,577).

Residents1,271
Density89 per km²
Area14.3 km²
5-year growth-1.7%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k5.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.64‰
Hub airport93 km (Milan Malpensa International)
Nearest city of 100k+89 km
Within 30 km124,000 people
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 2,040 m, height range 1,710 m
Main railway line11.1 km
Border with Italy18 km
Distance to Bern85 km
Within 10 km8,735 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 37 min, sunset 16:45

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How Grächen 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 foundation–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 household62#512 of 1,577#21 of 76Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover64#373 of 1,428#21 of 68Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
Lottery winner8#1,469 of 2,172#82 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

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Affordability94
  • Lifestyle and amenities80
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)78
  • Green space66
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)65
  • Health and elderly62
  • Safety and community54
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)50
  • Demographics48
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)45
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)45
  • Jobs and economy41
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)40
  • Mobility and connectivity33
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)25
  • Education and family25
  • Taxes and wealth24
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)21
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)20
  • Foundation17
  • Sea or lake shore14
  • Real estate11
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)3
  • Flat land (terrain relief)1
  • 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
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0

Residents by year

20191,2932019: 1,29320201,2512020: 1,25120211,2332021: 1,23320221,2582022: 1,25820231,2552023: 1,25520241,2712024: 1,271

−1.7% 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.