What is the postal code of Schiers?

Schiers has 4 postal codes: 7220, 7222, 7226, 7228.

What is the tax rate in Schiers?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schiers is 109% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Schiers?

A single person without children pays about 13'844 CHF income tax in Schiers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schiers have?

Schiers has 3'017 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schiers?

Schiers has 659 foreign residents, a share of 21.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Schiers

7220–7228

GR CANTON7220 7222 7226 7228

Residents

3'017

Area

61.7 km²

Population density

49 pop./km²

Elevation

1'115 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'809 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

109%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'492 49.5%

Men

1'525 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

648 21.5%

Swiss citizens

2'358 78.2%

Foreign residents

659 21.8%

Population density

49 pop./km²

0–19 · 648 · 21.5%20–64 · 1'777 · 58.9%65+ · 592 · 19.6%

Foreign residents 21.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schiers

BFS

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.1% YesNo 56.0%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

68.3% YesNo 31.7%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

15.4% YesNo 84.6%

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

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

SP16.4%

Mitte13.9%

FDP11.1%

GLP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier109%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

109%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 88 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'844 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 88 of 100 in the canton · 794 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:13'844 CHF(~13.8%)

SchiersCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schiers	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.8%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.7%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	16.5%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	17.3%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	18%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.6%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	21%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	22.2%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	23.2%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	24.1%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	24.8%	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 1991–20202.5 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'415 mm

2.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'809 m

Mean elevation

1'438 m

Relief

2'193 m

Mean slope

27.2°

Flat share

2.8%

South-facing

35.4%

Above 2000 m

13.5%

Relief 2'193 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

30.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'800

31 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

30.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

30.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Repower AG

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

2.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'841

Built before 194630.7%

Built since 200123.5%

2.55 %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 105 min · Car 86 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 78/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschiers.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'017 #16 GR · #726 CH Families & children21.5% #9 GR · #661 CH Age structure19.6% #95 GR · #1325 CH Women share49.5% #45 GR · #1282 CH Foreign residents21.8% #25 GR · #725 CH Population density49/km² #33 GR · #1783 CH Tax burden13'844 #88 GR · #794 CH Taxes109% #88 GR Warmest municipalities2.5 °C #68 GR · #2064 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #85 GR · #501 CH Rainiest municipalities1'415 mm #29 GR · #335 CH Voter turnout46.1% #94 GR · #1976 CH Against Switzerland23% #10 GR · #355 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #45 GR · #1097 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #14 GR · #539 CH SP strongholds16.4% #45 GR · #795 CH Centre strongholds13.9% #87 GR · #902 CH FDP strongholds11.1% #68 GR · #1260 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #50 GR · #1266 CH Green strongholds4.2% #49 GR · #1702 CH Largest by area61.7 km² #35 GR · #130 CH Highest municipalities1'115 m #59 GR · #198 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #78 GR · #329 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #23 GR · #1789 CH Highest peaks2'809 m #58 GR · #190 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'438 m #69 GR · #220 CH Greatest vertical range2'193 m #36 GR · #151 CH Steepest municipalities27.2° #42 GR · #186 CH Solar potential31 GWh #29 GR · #655 CH Cheapest electricity30.7 Rp./kWh #92 GR · #1783 CH Most expensive electricity30.7 Rp./kWh #18 GR · #333 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Fajauna7226 Lunden7222 Pusserein7228 Schiers7220 Schuders7228 Stels7226

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schiers?: Schiers has 4 postal codes: 7220, 7222, 7226, 7228.
What is the tax rate in Schiers?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schiers is 109% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Schiers?: A single person without children pays about 13'844 CHF income tax in Schiers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schiers have?: Schiers has 3'017 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schiers?: Schiers has 659 foreign residents, a share of 21.84% (2025).

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