What is the postal code of Arosa?

Arosa has 8 postal codes: 7027, 7028, 7029, 7050, 7056, 7057, 7058, 7260.

What is the tax rate in Arosa?

The municipal tax multiplier of Arosa is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Arosa?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Arosa on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Arosa have?

Arosa has 3'144 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Arosa?

Arosa has 842 foreign residents, a share of 26.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Arosa

7027–7260

GR CANTON7027 7028 7029 7050+4 PLZ

Residents

3'144

Area

154.8 km²

Population density

20 pop./km²

Elevation

2'003 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'967 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'461 46.5%

Men

1'683 53.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

386 12.3%

Swiss citizens

2'302 73.2%

Foreign residents

842 26.8%

Population density

20 pop./km²

0–19 · 386 · 12.3%20–64 · 1'918 · 61.0%65+ · 840 · 26.7%

Foreign residents 26.8%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Arosa

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.1% YesNo 85.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.0% · strongest party

SVP40.0%

Mitte18.1%

FDP15.6%

SP12.3%

GRÜNE6.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 54 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'696 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Rongellen 9'071 CHF · most expensive Flerden 14'508 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

ArosaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Arosa	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20202.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'221 mm

2.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'967 m

Mean elevation

1'933 m

Relief

2'252 m

Mean slope

24.1°

Flat share

2.1%

South-facing

33.2%

Above 2000 m

48.8%

Relief 2'252 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

69.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

103 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

15'400

69 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.65 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.08 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.4 Rp./kWh

25.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Arosa Energie

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.48 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

6'054

Built before 194624.2%

Built since 200114.5%

0.48 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 146 min · Car 106 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 54/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeindearosa.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'144 #15 GR · #696 CH Families & children12.3% #91 GR · #2064 CH Age structure26.7% #39 GR · #258 CH Women share46.5% #89 GR · #2037 CH Foreign residents26.8% #15 GR · #458 CH Population density20/km² #58 GR · #1975 CH Tax burden12'696 #48 GR · #440 CH Taxes90% #54 GR Warmest municipalities2.4 °C #69 GR · #2067 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #91 GR · #549 CH Rainiest municipalities1'221 mm #49 GR · #653 CH Voter turnout56.5% #23 GR · #873 CH Against Switzerland10% #43 GR · #1240 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #16 GR · #251 CH SVP strongholds40% #20 GR · #661 CH SP strongholds12.3% #75 GR · #1251 CH Centre strongholds18.1% #61 GR · #635 CH FDP strongholds15.6% #37 GR · #772 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #42 GR · #1091 CH Green strongholds6.3% #18 GR · #1262 CH Largest by area154.8 km² #14 GR · #31 CH Highest municipalities2'003 m #10 GR · #24 CH Remotest municipalities146 min #54 GR · #75 CH Best-connected municipalities146 min #48 GR · #2038 CH Highest peaks2'967 m #46 GR · #148 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'933 m #34 GR · #99 CH Greatest vertical range2'252 m #31 GR · #137 CH Steepest municipalities24.1° #70 GR · #288 CH Solar potential69 GWh #7 GR · #182 CH Cheapest electricity25.53 Rp./kWh #32 GR · #432 CH Most expensive electricity25.53 Rp./kWh #69 GR · #1675 CH

Postal codes (8)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 11

Arosa7050 Calfreisen7027 Castiel7027 Davos Dorf7260 Langwies7057 Litzirüti7058 Lüen7027 Molinis7056 Pagig7028 Peist7029 St. Peter7028

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Arosa?: Arosa has 8 postal codes: 7027, 7028, 7029, 7050, 7056, 7057, 7058, 7260.
What is the tax rate in Arosa?: The municipal tax multiplier of Arosa is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Arosa?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Arosa on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arosa have?: Arosa has 3'144 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arosa?: Arosa has 842 foreign residents, a share of 26.78% (2025).

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