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St. Moritz

7500–7512
GR CANTON75007512
Residents
5'027
Area
28.7 km²
Population density
175 pop./km²
Elevation
1'822 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'346 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
55%
Postal codes
2

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

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%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026
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
Show data table
Gross incomeSt. MoritzGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.1%2.64.3%5.4%
50'0004.8%4.16.8%7.8%
60'0006.4%5.59%10.5%
70'0007.8%6.610.8%11.9%
80'0008.8%7.512.2%13.1%
90'0009.6%8.213.3%14.1%
100'00010.6%9.114.5%15.3%
110'00011.4%9.815.5%16.3%
120'00012.1%10.516.4%17.2%
130'00012.8%1117.2%18.1%
140'00013.4%11.718%19%
150'00014%12.218.8%19.7%
175'00015.5%13.520.5%21.6%
200'00016.7%14.721.9%23.2%
225'00017.7%15.623.1%24.6%
250'00018.6%16.524.1%25.8%
275'00019.4%17.325%26.8%
300'00020.1%17.925.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

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
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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
26.98 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.89 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
26.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
1.16 %
Avg. rooms
2.9
Dwellings
5'963
Built before 194615.0%
Built since 200119.3%
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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

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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