Municipality · Graubünden

Schiers

Get to know Schiers

Schiers is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of the Grisons.

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The first concrete girder bridge ever built, Salginatobel Bridge, is located in Schiers. Designed by Robert Maillart and completed in 1930, in 1991 it was the first concrete bridge to be designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

47%

Forest

Forest47%
Agriculture35%
Other14%
Settlement3%
Water2%

Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Climate

Through the seasons

Annual mean 10.3°C with 1'099 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.1°C), coldest in January (1.1°C). Station: Bad Ragaz, 497 m.

Bad Ragaz · 497 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · MeteoSchweiz

10.3°C

Annual average

Precipitation

1'099 mm

1°19°Temperature and sunshine across the year.

Warming trend

Mean annual temperature at Davos has risen by +2.3°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).

18642025

Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 17 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rent Homes to buy

Net asking rent

CHF 22.2

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

21.223.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing

Vacancy

2.57%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.57%

3.31.70

20222026

Vacancy
2015	1.16%
2016	1.74%
2017	2.33%
2018	3.23%
2019	2.62%
2020	3.53%
2021	3.37%
2022	3.07%
2023	3.31%
2024	2.85%
2025	2.55%
2026	2.57%

Net asking rentCHF 22.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026

Gross asking rentCHF 24.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026

Asking priceCHF 6'628/ m²1 Nov 2026

Dwellings1'867Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'064 residential buildings

Newly built dwellings26During 2024

Primary residences74%Dwelling inventory 2026

Broadband coverage33%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 18.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

3'017

3K1.5K0

20212025

Population
2010	2'549
2011	2'568
2012	2'576
2013	2'596
2014	2'639
2015	2'643
2016	2'627
2017	2'613
2018	2'679
2019	2'705
2020	2'727
2021	2'810
2022	2'861
2023	2'951
2024	2'993
2025	3'017

More about People

Population

3'017End of 2025

2025

3'017

3K1.5K0

20212025

Population
2010	2'549
2011	2'568
2012	2'576
2013	2'596
2014	2'639
2015	2'643
2016	2'627
2017	2'613
2018	2'679
2019	2'705
2020	2'727
2021	2'810
2022	2'861
2023	2'951
2024	2'993
2025	3'017

Foreign residents

21.8%End of 2025

2025

21.8%

21.810.90

20212025

Foreign residents
2010	14.3%
2011	15.3%
2012	14.5%
2013	15.5%
2014	16.2%
2015	16.6%
2016	16.4%
2017	16.8%
2018	17.0%
2019	17.6%
2020	17.6%
2021	18.3%
2022	19.4%
2023	20.5%
2024	21.1%
2025	21.8%

Jobs (FTE)

1'184

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'184 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'184

1.2K5920

20202024

Jobs (FTE)
2011	1'021
2012	1'015
2013	1'082
2014	1'107
2015	1'078
2016	1'077
2017	1'112
2018	1'118
2019	1'087
2020	1'111
2021	1'112
2022	1'149
2023	1'172
2024	1'184

Politics

Local choices

Strongest party: SVP · 42.3% · 2023

Election results (1971–2023)

Turnout 37.6%

Source: FSO

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 12'143

/ year

More about Taxes & income

Income taxCHF 12'143/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier

109%Tax year 2026

2026

109%

10954.50

20222026

Tax multiplier
2010	120%
2011	120%
2012	120%
2013	120%
2014	120%
2015	120%
2016	120%
2017	120%
2018	120%
2019	120%
2020	120%
2021	120%
2022	109%
2023	109%
2024	109%
2025	109%
2026	109%

Median taxable income

CHF 46'400All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 46'400

46.4K23.2K0

20182022

Median taxable income
2010	CHF 41'800
2011	CHF 41'500
2012	CHF 41'200
2013	CHF 41'850
2014	CHF 42'100
2015	CHF 43'000
2016	CHF 44'200
2017	CHF 43'600
2018	CHF 44'150
2019	CHF 43'850
2020	CHF 44'900
2021	CHF 43'200
2022	CHF 46'400

Median net income

CHF 52'425As of 2022

2022

CHF 52'425

52.4K26.2K0

20182022

Median net income
2010	CHF 47'500
2011	CHF 47'000
2012	CHF 47'100
2013	CHF 47'600
2014	CHF 47'200
2015	CHF 48'400
2016	CHF 49'600
2017	CHF 49'200
2018	CHF 49'200
2019	CHF 50'350
2020	CHF 50'480
2021	CHF 47'800
2022	CHF 52'425

Paying direct federal tax74%As of 2022

Cantonal tax multiplier

92%Tax year 2026

2026

92%

100500

20222026

Cantonal tax multiplier
2010	100%
2011	100%
2012	100%
2013	100%
2014	100%
2015	100%
2016	100%
2017	100%
2018	100%
2019	100%
2020	100%
2021	100%
2022	100%
2023	100%
2024	95%
2025	95%
2026	92%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality

Settlement type: Intermediate
Municipality type: Municipality of a rural centre
Language region: German
Labour market region: Klosters-Serneus
Mountain region: Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020