Population
39'753↑0.7%
About Chur
Municipality · Graubünden
Chur is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of the Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton. The city, on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town in Switzerland.
Population
39'753
Tax multiplier
88%
Chur in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.88%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'100↑12.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'750↑11.5%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
92%↓3.2%
0.23%↑21.1%
Below average in canton
- Forest55%
- Agriculture22%
- Settlement15%
- Other8%
Foreign residents
24.4%↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+25% vs CH
Dwellings
22'174↓2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
26'182↑1.0%
88%
Housing market in Chur
The rental vacancy rate is 0.23%, 63% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 88%, roughly the cantonal average (88 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'750, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Chur has 39'753 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).