Graubünden · Region Plessur · BFS commune no. 3901^[7]

Chur

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 80’830per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 12’57512.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 550adult, per month

Residents^[4]39’75324.4% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]5 minto Chur

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Chur ranks for your household →
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Chur has 39’753 residents, making it the largest of the 100 communes in the canton of Graubünden.

24% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’575 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 8 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 550 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Chur, about 5 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	2’913 5.8%	8’398 10.5%	12’575 12.6%	24’675 16.4%	38’602 19.3%	68’868 23.0%
Married, single income, no children	113 0.2%	3’725 4.7%	7’079 7.1%	17’525 11.7%	30’936 15.5%	60’813 20.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	0 0.0%	3’004 3.8%	6’044 6.0%	15’729 10.5%	27’712 13.9%	57’099 19.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	76 0.1%	2’131 2.1%	11’304 7.5%	23’558 11.8%	53’160 17.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 92%, commune 88%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14.5%, Roman Catholic 9%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Graubünden.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 497	CHF 550
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 108	CHF 140

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Chur	5
Pfäffikon SZ	90
Rapperswil	100
Zürich HB	102
St. Gallen	109
Zürich Oerlikon	113
Zürich Altstetten	114
Zürich Airport	120

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[4]
Vaz/Obervaz	11’488	499	2’703
Domat/Ems	12’394	513	8’428
Trimmis	12’394	513	3’472
Untervaz	12’394	513	2’676
Chur	12’575	550	39’753
Churwalden	12’696	550	2’075
Arosa	12’696	550	3’144
Felsberg	13’300	513	2’849
PfäfersSG	15’029	522	1’647

Compare Chur with: Zürich, Genève, Basel, Lausanne, Bern, Winterthur, Luzern, St. Gallen, Lugano, Biel/Bienne, Bellinzona, Neuchâtel, Thun, Köniz, Fribourg, Schaffhausen, Vernier, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sion, Lancy, Uster, Dübendorf, Emmen, Zug, Kriens, Yverdon-les-Bains, Rapperswil-Jona, Dietikon, Meyrin

Population

Residents39’753^[4]

Foreign nationals24.4%

Aged 0–1916.8%

Aged 20–6460.5%

Aged 65+22.8%

Area81.99 km²^[5]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Chur COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.