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 · Region Viamala

Masein

7421–7425

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: +7 (+1.3%) · 2 births · 5 deaths · net migration +9

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

Vote results for Masein

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 25.7% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 33.3% Yes

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 32.4% Yes

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 57.1% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 50.4% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 45.1% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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 Viamala: 23.1% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 37.7% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 39.7% Yes

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 69.6% Yes

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

9'628 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

24.63 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.6 Rp./kWh

24.63 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Masein →Canton Grisons →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.39 %

Second homes

16.7 %

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 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

115

Workplaces

Services share

52.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 22 (19.1%) · Secondary 33 (28.7%) · Tertiary 60 (52.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

167 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3663

Websitemasein.ch ↗

DistrictRegion Viamala

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Masein ranks

Largest municipalities538 #77 GR · #1765 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #33 GR · #623 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #68 GR · #1488 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #94 GR · #1729 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 turnout59.6% #13 GR · #635 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #78 GR · #1486 CH SP strongholds27.8% #1 GR · #94 CH Centre strongholds17.6% #67 GR · #665 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #63 GR · #1187 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #18 GR · #700 CH Green strongholds6.9% #15 GR · #1124 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #96 GR · #1682 CH Highest municipalities942 m #70 GR · #302 CH Second homes16.7% #84 GR · #468 CH Organic farming20% #84 GR · #638 CH Best-connected municipalities132 min #38 GR · #1991 CH Remotest municipalities132 min #61 GR · #117 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 Solar potential per capita9'628 kWh #83 GR · #1134 CH Cheapest electricity24.63 Rp./kWh #26 GR · #353 CH Most expensive electricity24.63 Rp./kWh #76 GR · #1756 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Masein7425 Summaprada7421

Nearby municipalities

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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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