Population
5'027↑0.6%
About St. Moritz
Municipality · Graubünden
St. Moritz is 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.
Population
5'027
Tax multiplier
55%
St. Moritz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.55%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'350↓6.3%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'275↓8.0%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
92%↓3.2%
1.16%↑18.4%
Top quartile in canton
- Other45%
- Agriculture26%
- Forest20%
- Settlement9%
Foreign residents
44.8%↑1.5%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'948↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
7'390↑4.0%
47%
Housing market in St. Moritz
The rental vacancy rate is 1.16%, 89% above the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 55%, 38% below the cantonal average (88 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 51'250, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). St. Moritz has 5'027 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).