How high are the taxes in Schiers?

A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,844 per year in Schiers (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).

What does living in Schiers cost?

For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 22,281 per year in Schiers. That is rank 202 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.

Are there cheaper municipalities near Schiers?

Yes: around Schiers some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile. The neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.

Taxes & Cost of Living in Schiers

Schiers · Canton of GR

Health insurance, taxes and electricity in Schiers at a glance, and where it is cheaper nearby.

Costs

What you pay here per year

For a couple without children earning CHF 100,000

Health insurance: CHF 13,128 a year
Taxes: CHF 7,790 a year
Electricity: CHF 1,363 a year

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Tax rate Schiers

109 %

municipal tax multiplier in % of the simple cantonal tax

Municipal tax rate 2026 as published by the canton. Tax rates are not comparable across cantons. The label states what the figure refers to. The amount in francs is in the table below.

Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026

16.0 % → 13.8 % of income

Down 2.15 percentage points

Reference profile: single, CHF 100,000 gross income, both years calculated with the FTA tax calculator. The same franc amount is compared. Because cantons adjust their tariffs for inflation, the burden on it falls almost everywhere. The meaningful comparison is therefore the Swiss median: -1.22 percentage points (1,996 municipalities down, 35 up). Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report calculates it.

Tax split: municipality versus canton

How income tax is split across the levels of government. The municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.

Federal: CHF 1,701
Canton: CHF 5,558
Municipality: CHF 6,585
Church: CHF 0
Poll tax: CHF 0

FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.

Health insurance premium

CHF 547 per month

Premium region 2

Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2027).

Cheapest insurers 2027

Adults, standard model, deductible 300, per month

1. curaultaCHF 489.50
2. vita surselvaCHF 492.00
3. AgrisanoCHF 500.60

Full ranking: Premium region Graubünden 2

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Premiums since 2011

+84.3 %

cantonal premium since 2011

Canton of Graubünden: CHF 299 → CHF 551 per month (2011 → 2027)

Switzerland over the same period: +79.5 %

Schiers belongs to premium region Graubünden 2.

Premium region Graubünden 2, 2026 → 2027: CHF 12 more per month (+2.2 %)

Cantonal value, not a value for the municipality of Schiers: median of all offers in the canton for one adult (standard model with accident cover, deductible 300), calculated the same way every year. There is no series per municipality.

Trend for all cantons

Electricity price

30.29 cent./kWh · CHF 1,363 per year

Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2027.

All together, a couple without children earning CHF 100,000 pays about CHF 22,281 a year in Schiers for taxes, health insurance and electricity. That is rank 202 of 2,110 Swiss municipalities; rank 1 is the cheapest.

Total annual cost by profile

Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.

Household	Total cost/year	Rank CH	Rank canton
Single · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,272 · health insurance 6,564 · electricity 1,363	CHF 17,199	562 / 2,110	93 / 100
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 7,790 · health insurance 13,128 · electricity 1,363	CHF 22,281	202 / 2,110	88 / 100
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 2,380 · health insurance 15,876 · electricity 1,363	CHF 19,619	134 / 2,110	83 / 100
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 6,344 · health insurance 13,128 · electricity 1,363	CHF 20,835	210 / 2,110	87 / 100

Values for the whole municipality: They apply to standard households. What you pay yourself depends on your deductions, your wealth, your insurer and deductible, and your exact address. That is what the Dossier calculates.

Sources: FTA (tax 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027), FSO (vacancies & demographics). View all data sources

Housing & environment

Vacancy rate

2.55% vacant dwellings

FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.

Second homes

25.6 % second-home share

Above the 20 % threshold. Under the Second Homes Act, no new second homes may be built here.

Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.

Population & demographics

3,017 residents

+14.2% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

16% children · 20% aged 65+

Source: FSO (2025).

Climate and environment in the municipality

How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days there are per year, and how high the radon probability is. Measured at the municipal centroid.

Radon probability (%): 8

Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.

What applies in canton GR

These figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality. The data only exists at cantonal level.

Property transfer tax on purchase

1.00 % of the purchase price

Depending on the municipality 0.00–2.00 % (optional municipal levy).

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

Partially revised energy act since 1.1.2021: at least 10 % renewable or an equivalent consumption reduction when replacing the heat generator; notification to the municipality required.

As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source

Property tax

Levied

0–2 ‰ depending on the municipality

Optional municipal tax of max. 2,0‰ (Art. 18 GKStG). Known municipal rates: Chur 0,5‰, Davos 1,3‰.

As of 01.01.2025

Wealth tax structure

Progressive

The amount depends on your municipality’s tax multiplier. The location report computes it. This only shows how the canton structures the tariff.

As of 01.01.2024

Offences (canton)

51.2 per 1,000 inhabitants

FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.

Surroundings

Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

Nearest municipalities with lower total cost for a couple without children (CHF 100,000):

Nearby municipalities

The municipalities closest to Schiers, with the same cost data.

Where Schiers stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Schiers

How high are the taxes in Schiers?: A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,844 per year in Schiers (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Schiers cost?: For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 22,281 per year in Schiers. That is rank 202 of 2,110 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Schiers?: Yes: around Schiers some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile. The neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.

Your address in Schiers, calculated precisely

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