Population
5'101↑0.7%
About Ruschein
City · Graubünden
Ruschein is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ruschein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.
Population
5'101
Tax multiplier
100%
Ruschein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'900↓6.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'275↓5.1%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
92%↓3.2%
0.67%↑31.4%
Middle in canton
- Forest39%
- Agriculture36%
- Other22%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
20.3%↑2.6%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 7'222/ m²
−15% vs CH
Dwellings
3'582↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'553↑2.4%
67%
31%
Fibre
Property market in Ruschein
The rental vacancy rate is 0.67%, 9% above the cantonal average (0.61 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 13% above the cantonal average (88 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'600, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ruschein has 5'101 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
