What is the postal code of Masein?

Masein has 2 postal codes: 7421, 7425.

What is the tax rate in Masein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Masein is 120% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Masein?

A single person without children pays about 14'508 CHF income tax in Masein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Masein have?

Masein has 538 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Masein?

Masein has 46 foreign residents, a share of 8.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Masein

7421–7425

GR CANTON7421 7425

Residents

538

Area

4.2 km²

Population density

128 pop./km²

Elevation

942 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'328 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

274 50.9%

Men

264 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

137 25.5%

Swiss citizens

492 91.5%

Foreign residents

46 8.6%

Population density

128 pop./km²

0–19 · 137 · 25.5%20–64 · 293 · 54.5%65+ · 108 · 20.1%

Foreign residents 8.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Masein

BFS

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

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

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.8% · strongest party

SP27.8%

SVP26.6%

Mitte17.6%

FDP11.7%

GLP7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

120%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 99 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'508 CHF(14.5%)

Rank 96 of 100 in the canton · 923 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:14'508 CHF(~14.5%)

MaseinCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Masein	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	9%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	13.3%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	14.5%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	15.5%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	16.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	17.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	18%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	18.8%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	20.5%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	21.9%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	23.1%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	24.1%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	25%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	25.8%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020892 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'328 m

Mean elevation

931 m

Relief

597 m

Mean slope

20°

Flat share

5.9%

South-facing

8.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 597 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

5.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

24.31 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.74 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.85 Rp./kWh

24.31 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich

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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

254

Built before 194629.1%

Built since 200130.3%

0.39 %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 132 min · Car 90 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 61/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemasein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities538 #77 GR · #1765 CH Families & children25.5% #1 GR · #57 CH Age structure20.1% #91 GR · #1226 CH Women share50.9% #11 GR · #456 CH Foreign residents8.6% #85 GR · #1821 CH Population density128/km² #12 GR · #1323 CH Tax burden14'508 #98 GR · #925 CH Taxes120% #99 GR Warmest municipalities9 °C #8 GR · #1381 CH Sunniest municipalities50.2% #18 GR · #232 CH Rainiest municipalities892 mm #95 GR · #1963 CH Voter turnout58.9% #12 GR · #589 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #78 GR · #1484 CH SP strongholds27.8% #1 GR · #94 CH Centre strongholds17.6% #67 GR · #662 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #63 GR · #1186 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #18 GR · #699 CH Green strongholds6.9% #15 GR · #1120 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #96 GR · #1682 CH Highest municipalities942 m #70 GR · #303 CH Remotest municipalities132 min #61 GR · #117 CH Best-connected municipalities132 min #38 GR · #1991 CH Highest peaks1'328 m #97 GR · #533 CH Highest-lying municipalities931 m #91 GR · #478 CH Greatest vertical range597 m #97 GR · #615 CH Steepest municipalities20° #87 GR · #393 CH Solar potential5 GWh #85 GR · #1894 CH Cheapest electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #25 GR · #198 CH Most expensive electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #77 GR · #1910 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Masein7425 Summaprada7421

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Masein?: Masein has 2 postal codes: 7421, 7425.
What is the tax rate in Masein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Masein is 120% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Masein?: A single person without children pays about 14'508 CHF income tax in Masein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 96 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Masein have?: Masein has 538 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Masein?: Masein has 46 foreign residents, a share of 8.55% (2025).

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