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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'475 49.2%
Men
2'552 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
667 13.3%
Swiss citizens
2'775 55.2%
Foreign residents
2'252 44.8%
Population density
175 pop./km²
0–19 · 667 · 13.3%20–64 · 3'186 · 63.4%65+ · 1'174 · 23.4%
Foreign residents 44.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +30 (+0.6%) · 35 births · 40 deaths · net migration +61
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 Maloja: 32.5% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 32.6% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 63.5% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 43.8% Yes
43.1% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 53.5% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 35.1% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 36.6% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 74.8% Yes
74.8% YesNo 25.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP34.5% · strongest party
SVP34.5%
FDP24.6%
Mitte18.9%
SP12.4%
GLP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier55%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
55%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 7 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'581 CHF(10.6%)
Rank 6 of 100 in the canton · 86 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:10'581 CHF(~10.6%)
St. MoritzCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSt. MoritzGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.1%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0004.8%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0006.4%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0007.8%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'0008.8%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'0009.6%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00010.6%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00011.4%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00012.1%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00012.8%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00013.4%11.7–18%19%
150'00014%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00015.5%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00016.7%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00017.7%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00018.6%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00019.4%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00020.1%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 1991–2020-2.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'068 mm
-2.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'346 m
Mean elevation
2'292 m
Relief
1'609 m
Mean slope
22.1°
Flat share
7.7%
South-facing
29.3%
Above 2000 m
69.0%
Relief 1'609 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
60 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
87.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'300
Per inhabitant
11'932 kWh/yr
60 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
27.85 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.56 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
27.85 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Moritz 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.

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
1.16 %
Second homes
53.4 %
Avg. rooms
2.9
Dwellings
5'963
Built before 194615.0%
Built since 200119.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.16 %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
8'866
Workplaces
861
Services share
87.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 16 (0.2%) · Secondary 1'072 (12.1%) · Tertiary 7'778 (87.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
1
Organic share
100 %
Farmland
59 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 239 min · Car 150 min
AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 9 min
Remoteness 7/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3787
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'027 #6 GR · #431 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #50 GR · #1032 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #50 GR · #1080 CHJobs per resident1.76 #1 GR · #14 CHFamilies & children13.3% #85 GR · #2041 CHAge structure23.4% #62 GR · #597 CHWomen share49.2% #50 GR · #1431 CHForeign residents44.8% #1 GR · #39 CHPopulation density175/km² #10 GR · #1106 CHTax burden10'581 #7 GR · #87 CHTaxes55% #7 GRWarmest municipalities-2.3 °C #100 GR · #2100 CHSunniest municipalities50.2% #19 GR · #233 CHRainiest municipalities1'068 mm #68 GR · #1283 CHVoter turnout57.9% #21 GR · #837 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #28 GR · #1070 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #26 GR · #400 CHSVP strongholds34.5% #40 GR · #1007 CHSP strongholds12.4% #72 GR · #1237 CHCentre strongholds18.9% #58 GR · #593 CHFDP strongholds24.6% #7 GR · #246 CHGLP strongholds5.4% #43 GR · #1112 CHGreen strongholds2.7% #77 GR · #1908 CHLargest by area28.7 km² #63 GR · #322 CHHighest municipalities1'822 m #21 GR · #46 CHSecond homes53.4% #46 GR · #138 CHOrganic farming100% #6 GR · #10 CHBest-connected municipalities239 min #93 GR · #2103 CHRemotest municipalities239 min #7 GR · #7 CHHighest peaks3'346 m #19 GR · #62 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'292 m #13 GR · #40 CHGreatest vertical range1'609 m #79 GR · #311 CHSteepest municipalities22.1° #79 GR · #339 CHSolar potential60 GWh #10 GR · #243 CHSolar potential per capita11'932 kWh #72 GR · #764 CHCheapest electricity27.85 Rp./kWh #47 GR · #1228 CHMost expensive electricity27.85 Rp./kWh #54 GR · #879 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of St. Moritz?
St. Moritz has 2 postal codes: 7500, 7512.
What is the tax rate in St. Moritz?
The municipal tax multiplier of St. Moritz is 55% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in St. Moritz?
A single person without children pays about 10'581 CHF income tax in St. Moritz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does St. Moritz have?
St. Moritz has 5'027 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in St. Moritz?
St. Moritz has 2'252 foreign residents, a share of 44.8% (2025).

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