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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'662 49.7%
Men
1'682 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
614 18.4%
Swiss citizens
2'921 87.4%
Foreign residents
423 12.7%
Population density
103 pop./km²
0–19 · 614 · 18.4%20–64 · 2'009 · 60.1%65+ · 721 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +78 (+2.4%) · 31 births · 24 deaths · net migration +85
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 34.5% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 31.7% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 61.5% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 53.5% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 46.0% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 21.9% Yes
21.6% YesNo 78.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 38.8% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 37.1% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 70.8% Yes
73.4% YesNo 26.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP32.2% · strongest party
SVP32.2%
FDP23.9%
Mitte18.0%
SP12.5%
GLP7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier68%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
68%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 13 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'367 CHF(11.4%)
Rank 13 of 100 in the canton · 173 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'367 CHF(~11.4%)
MaienfeldCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeMaienfeldGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.3%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.2%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0006.9%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0008.4%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'0009.5%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00010.3%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00011.4%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00012.2%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00013%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00013.6%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00014.4%11.7–18%19%
150'00015%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00016.5%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00017.7%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00018.8%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00019.7%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00020.5%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00021.2%17.9–25.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'334 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'549 m
Mean elevation
1'270 m
Relief
2'055 m
Mean slope
21.6°
Flat share
20.7%
South-facing
37.3%
Above 2000 m
15.5%
Relief 2'055 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
Roof potential
32.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
42.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'100
Per inhabitant
9'599 kWh/yr
32 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
27.28 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.68 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.55 Rp./kWh
27.28 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AG Elektrizitätswerk Maienfeld
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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.79 %
Second homes
13.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'778
Built before 194623.5%
Built since 200135.4%
0.79 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
2'276
Workplaces
335
Services share
63.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 163 (7.2%) · Secondary 667 (29.3%) · Tertiary 1'446 (63.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
43
Organic share
16.3 %
Farmland
667 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 89 min · Car 72 min
AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 6 min
Remoteness 90/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3953
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'344 #14 GR · #661 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #20 GR · #261 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #81 GR · #1848 CHJobs per resident0.68 #23 GR · #239 CHFamilies & children18.4% #31 GR · #1597 CHAge structure21.6% #81 GR · #934 CHWomen share49.7% #39 GR · #1142 CHForeign residents12.7% #64 GR · #1479 CHPopulation density103/km² #18 GR · #1453 CHTax burden11'367 #13 GR · #173 CHTaxes68% #13 GRWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #4 GR · #1250 CHSunniest municipalities48.1% #55 GR · #315 CHRainiest municipalities1'334 mm #34 GR · #446 CHVoter turnout56.2% #36 GR · #1064 CHAgainst Switzerland8.9% #45 GR · #1254 CHAligned with Switzerland91.1% #10 GR · #207 CHSVP strongholds32.2% #46 GR · #1140 CHSP strongholds12.5% #69 GR · #1223 CHCentre strongholds18% #63 GR · #645 CHFDP strongholds23.9% #9 GR · #279 CHGLP strongholds7.2% #19 GR · #717 CHGreen strongholds4% #56 GR · #1740 CHLargest by area32.3 km² #60 GR · #287 CHHighest municipalities1'469 m #36 GR · #98 CHSecond homes13.7% #89 GR · #706 CHOrganic farming16.3% #91 GR · #823 CHBest-connected municipalities89 min #12 GR · #1543 CHRemotest municipalities89 min #90 GR · #562 CHHighest peaks2'549 m #71 GR · #228 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'270 m #82 GR · #275 CHGreatest vertical range2'055 m #47 GR · #186 CHSteepest municipalities21.6° #82 GR · #356 CHSolar potential32 GWh #27 GR · #625 CHSolar potential per capita9'599 kWh #84 GR · #1142 CHCheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #44 GR · #1152 CHMost expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #57 GR · #955 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Maienfeld?
Maienfeld has 2 postal codes: 7302, 7304.
What is the tax rate in Maienfeld?
The municipal tax multiplier of Maienfeld is 68% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Maienfeld?
A single person without children pays about 11'367 CHF income tax in Maienfeld on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Maienfeld have?
Maienfeld has 3'344 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Maienfeld?
Maienfeld has 423 foreign residents, a share of 12.65% (2025).

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