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Chur vs Zurich: municipalities compared

Every figure we hold for Chur and Zurich, side by side. Shading marks the order along each metric’s documented ranking direction — the judgment is yours.

Chur
Canton GR
Zurich
Canton ZH
Population & demographics
Residents↑
2.39'753#15 CH#1 GR
Residents↑
1.440'935#1 CH#1 ZH
Population growth↑
2.0.7%#981 CH#47 GR
Population growth↑
1.1%#793 CH#67 ZH
Women↑
1.50.9%#459 CH#14 GR
Women↑
2.49.7%#1'101 CH#105 ZH
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.7%#1'855 CH#54 GR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.17.7%#1'708 CH#155 ZH
Residents 65+↑
1.22.8%#712 CH#67 GR
Residents 65+↑
2.14.3%#2'028 CH#153 ZH
Density↑
2.485/km²#521 CH#2 GR
Density↑
1.4'799/km²#13 CH#1 ZH
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.89#120 CH#11 GR
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.24#54 CH#3 ZH
Foreign residents↑
2.24.4%#581 CH#19 GR
Foreign residents↑
1.34.2%#174 CH#13 ZH
Taxes
Tax↓
2.12'575#410 CH#46 GR
Tax↓
1.11'848#284 CH#144 ZH
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.2°C#1'249 CH#3 GR
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.1°C#383 CH#16 ZH
Sunshine↑
1.49.1%#271 CH#39 GR
Sunshine↑
2.41%#1'393 CH#50 ZH
Precipitation↑
2.991 mm#1'663 CH#80 GR
Precipitation↑
1.1'077 mm#1'239 CH#99 ZH
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.54%#1'363 CH#56 GR
Turnout↑
1.60%#588 CH#86 ZH
Divergence↑
2.9.8%#1'239 CH#42 GR
Divergence↑
1.22.5%#335 CH#14 ZH
Agreement↑
1.90.2%#250 CH#15 GR
Agreement↑
2.77.5%#1'071 CH#133 ZH
SVP strength↑
1.23.2%#1'654 CH#88 GR
SVP strength↑
2.14.3%#2'012 CH#160 ZH
SP strength↑
2.25.4%#161 CH#7 GR
SP strength↑
1.33%#24 CH#1 ZH
Centre strength↑
1.19.2%#573 CH#55 GR
Centre strength↑
2.6.2%#1'661 CH#141 ZH
FDP strength↑
1.13.9%#938 CH#47 GR
FDP strength↑
2.11.1%#1'260 CH#70 ZH
GLP strength↑
2.8.3%#532 CH#8 GR
GLP strength↑
1.13.6%#67 CH#31 ZH
Green strength↑
2.8.1%#863 CH#6 GR
Green strength↑
1.14.7%#147 CH#2 ZH
Geography
Area↑
2.82 km²#96 CH#29 GR
Area↑
1.91.9 km²#80 CH#1 ZH
Elevation↑
1.593 m#845 CH#94 GR
Elevation↑
2.408 m#1'852 CH#139 ZH
Second-home share↑
1.12.4%#854 CH#91 GR
Second-home share↑
2.9%#1'395 CH#27 ZH
Organic share↑
1.48.7%#150 CH#61 GR
Organic share↑
2.43.2%#171 CH#9 ZH
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
2.100 min#1'708 CH#20 GR
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#4 CH#1 ZH
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'807 m#191 CH#59 GR
Highest point↑
2.870 m#869 CH#16 ZH
Mean elevation↑
1.1'342 m#251 CH#74 GR
Mean elevation↑
2.484 m#1'512 CH#88 ZH
Vertical range↑
1.2'270 m#132 CH#29 GR
Vertical range↑
2.479 m#711 CH#6 ZH
Mean slope↑
1.24.1°#287 CH#69 GR
Mean slope↑
2.5.5°#1'463 CH#96 ZH
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
2.191 GWh#17 CH#1 GR
Roof potential↑
1.1'133 GWh#1 CH#1 ZH
Solar potential per capita↑
1.4'807 kWh#1'999 CH#100 GR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'571 kWh#2'103 CH#160 ZH
Tariff H4↓
2.28.55 Rp./kWh#1'408 CH#51 GR
Tariff H4↓
1.24.63 Rp./kWh#348 CH#132 ZH

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