Municipality · Graubünden

St. Moritz

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Moritz is a municipality and a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

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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.

40%

Other

Other40%
Agriculture26%
Forest21%
Settlement9%
Water3%

Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Climate

Through the seasons

Annual mean 2.3°C with 710 mm of rain. Warmest in July (12.3°C), coldest in January (-8.4°C). Station: Samedan, 1709 m.

Samedan · 1709 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · MeteoSchweiz

2.3°C

Annual average

Sunshine

1'767 h

Precipitation

710 mm

-8°12°Temperature and sunshine across the year.

Warming trend

Mean annual temperature at Samedan has risen by +1.8°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).

18642025

Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 5'958 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rent Homes to buy

5'958

Dwellings

More about Housing

Vacancy

1.02%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.02%

1.30.60

20222026

Vacancy
2015	3.18%
2016	3.97%
2017	3.88%
2018	3.84%
2019	4.29%
2020	3.60%
2021	2.03%
2022	1.14%
2023	1.29%
2024	0.98%
2025	1.16%
2026	1.02%

Asking priceCHF 6'250/ m²1 Nov 2026

Dwellings5'958Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 933 residential buildings

Newly built dwellings24During 2024

Primary residences47%Dwelling inventory 2026

Broadband coverage84%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 fell by 3.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

5'027

5K2.5K0

20212025

Population
2010	5'202
2011	5'206
2012	5'147
2013	5'149
2014	5'233
2015	5'067
2016	5'084
2017	4'994
2018	4'928
2019	4'882
2020	4'945
2021	4'957
2022	4'924
2023	4'926
2024	4'997
2025	5'027

More about People

Population

5'027End of 2025

2025

5'027

5K2.5K0

20212025

Population
2010	5'202
2011	5'206
2012	5'147
2013	5'149
2014	5'233
2015	5'067
2016	5'084
2017	4'994
2018	4'928
2019	4'882
2020	4'945
2021	4'957
2022	4'924
2023	4'926
2024	4'997
2025	5'027

Foreign residents

44.8%End of 2025

2025

44.8%

44.822.40

20212025

Foreign residents
2010	38.5%
2011	39.1%
2012	39.6%
2013	40.9%
2014	41.9%
2015	41.3%
2016	41.5%
2017	41.4%
2018	40.6%
2019	40.4%
2020	41.3%
2021	41.5%
2022	42.4%
2023	43.0%
2024	44.1%
2025	44.8%

Jobs (FTE)

7'390

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 7'390 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

7'390

7.4K3.7K0

20202024

Jobs (FTE)
2011	6'400
2012	6'381
2013	6'341
2014	6'423
2015	5'947
2016	6'070
2017	5'937
2018	6'046
2019	6'125
2020	5'895
2021	6'187
2022	6'727
2023	7'103
2024	7'390

Politics

Local choices

Strongest party: SVP · 34.5% · 2023

Election results (1971–2023)

Turnout 41.9%

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 8'880

/ year

More about Taxes & income

Income taxCHF 8'880/ 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

55%Tax year 2026

2026

55%

60300

20222026

Tax multiplier
2010	60%
2011	60%
2012	60%
2013	60%
2014	60%
2015	60%
2016	60%
2017	60%
2018	60%
2019	60%
2020	60%
2021	60%
2022	60%
2023	60%
2024	55%
2025	55%
2026	55%

Median taxable income

CHF 42'350All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 42'350

45.2K22.6K0

20182022

Median taxable income
2010	CHF 40'100
2011	CHF 41'400
2012	CHF 41'450
2013	CHF 41'550
2014	CHF 41'400
2015	CHF 41'700
2016	CHF 40'100
2017	CHF 40'300
2018	CHF 40'300
2019	CHF 39'900
2020	CHF 39'700
2021	CHF 45'200
2022	CHF 42'350

Median net income

CHF 46'275As of 2022

2022

CHF 46'275

50.3K25.2K0

20182022

Median net income
2010	CHF 44'750
2011	CHF 46'400
2012	CHF 46'100
2013	CHF 46'200
2014	CHF 46'700
2015	CHF 46'100
2016	CHF 45'200
2017	CHF 45'350
2018	CHF 45'100
2019	CHF 45'150
2020	CHF 43'900
2021	CHF 50'300
2022	CHF 46'275

Paying direct federal tax82%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: Urban
Municipality type: Urban municipality of a small or outside agglomeration
Language region: German
Agglomeration: St. Moritz
Labour market region: St. Moritz
Statistical city: Yes
Mountain region: Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020