Valais · Bezirk Visp · BFS commune no. 6285^[7]

Grächen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’645per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’30217.3% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 504adult, per month

Residents^[4]1’32115.2% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]84 minto Visp

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Grächen has 1’321 residents, making it the 60th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

15% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’302 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Valais.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 504 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Visp, about 84 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	5’125 10.3%	11’881 14.9%	17’302 17.3%	34’452 23.0%	54’986 27.5%	94’236 31.4%
Married, single income, no children	2’613 5.2%	6’969 8.7%	10’439 10.4%	22’017 14.7%	42’208 21.1%	81’549 27.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’291 2.6%	5’510 6.9%	8’792 8.8%	19’185 12.8%	37’248 18.6%	76’011 25.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	2’096 2.6%	4’653 4.7%	14’028 9.4%	30’124 15.1%	70’857 23.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 140%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Valais.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 460	CHF 504
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 131

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
Visp	84
Sion	131
Thun	140
Martigny	140
Bern	163
Montreux	174

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]
Eisten	13’690	504	189
Stalden (VS)	14’384	504	1’140
St. Niklaus	15’289	504	2’347
Törbel	15’956	504	514
Embd	15’960	504	298
Grächen	17’302	504	1’321

Population

Residents1’321^[4]

Foreign nationals15.2%

Aged 0–1915.3%

Aged 20–6460.3%

Aged 65+24.4%

Area14.27 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 Graechen COA.svg, Espandero, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.