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Avers

Canton: Graubünden (GR)

Civiora Index

Derived from official data

75/100

High index

National rank: 184 / 2’110 · Top 9% nationally

Taxes66/100
Premiums95/100
Electricity99/100
Housing8/100
PT service99/100

Confidence level: high · v1.1.0 · Civiora Index computed from official public data. Proprietary, non-official index. Understand the index

Median altitude2’404 m
Area93.1 km²
Postcode7447
FSO no.3681
DistrictRegion Viamala
Tax burden11.6 %Single, CHF 80’000 · 2026 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 13.1 %
Electricity price14.1 ct./kWhH4 · 2027 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.9 ct./kWh
Health insurance premiums536 CHF/monthAdult · 2027 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF
Population166+1.2 % over 5 years (2020–2025) less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: +4.4 %
Vacancy rate0.00 %01.06.2026 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 0.83 %
Public transport stops11No rail stop (bus/other)

Taxes: tax burden by scenario

Tax burden ranking →Official

On a salary of CHF 80’000 a year, a single person in Avers pays 11.6% of their gross income in tax, or about CHF 9’310 a year. That is CHF 1’180 less than in the median Swiss municipality.

AversSwiss median
Single, CHF 80’000 approx. 9’310 CHF/year1’180 CHF/year less
11.6 %
13.1 %
Single, CHF 120’000 approx. 18’910 CHF/year1’790 CHF/year less
15.8 %
17.2 %
Married couple, CHF 120’000 approx. 12’180 CHF/year1’280 CHF/year less
10.2 %
11.2 %
Family, 2 children, CHF 150’000 approx. 12’480 CHF/year2’430 CHF/year less
8.3 %
9.9 %
Retiree, CHF 80’000 approx. 12’060 CHF/year930 CHF/year less
15.1 %
16.2 %

2026 tax burden in % of gross income (federal, cantonal and communal taxes; earned income, no wealth, no church tax). Calculation FTA, Swiss tax calculator.

Federal Tax Administration (FTA)Tax burden 2026: Swiss tax calculator (model cases)View source

Electricity

2027 tariff ranking →Official

A typical household (profile H4, 4’500 kWh a year) in Avers pays 14.06 ct. per kWh, or about CHF 630 a year. That is CHF 578 a year less than in the median Swiss municipality.

14.06 ct./kWh

less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.91 ct./kWh

Tariff breakdown

Energy (the electricity itself) 4.58Grid (delivery to the meter) 0.55Levies and surcharge (public charges and levies) 8.93ct./kWh

Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom)Electricity tariffs 2027, profile H4, standard productView source

Health insurance premiums

2027 premium ranking →Derived from official data

An adult in Avers pays a median CHF 536 a month for basic health insurance, or about CHF 6’430 a year (CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included). That is CHF 64 a month less than the Swiss median (CHF 599).

536 CHF/month

less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF

Median monthly premium 2027, adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, with accident, standard model: median of the 24 offers in premium region GR-3 (Civiora calculation on FOPH data).

Official FOPH average premiums 2027 (all deductibles and models)

Adult395.50 CHF/monthapprox. 4’750 CHF/year
19–25 years279.80 CHF/monthapprox. 3’360 CHF/year
Child105.20 CHF/monthapprox. 1’260 CHF/year

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)Compulsory health insurance premiums 2027 (priminfo)View source

Population and demographics

Official

Avers has 166 inhabitants at the end of 2025, 1.2% more than five years ago (Swiss median: +4.4%).

Population change 2010–2025

166 inhabitants

Density: 2 inhab./km² · 2025

−1.8 % vs previous year (2024–2025)

Age structure (2025)

0–19 years 23.5 %20–64 years 46.4 %65 and over 30.1 %

About 1 resident in 4 is under 20, and 1 in 3 is 65 or over. About 1 resident in 14 (7.2%) holds a foreign nationality.

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)STATPOP: permanent resident population (STAT-TAB), status 31.12.2025View source

Housing

Vacancy rate ranking →Official

On 1 June 2026, no vacant home was recorded in Avers (Swiss median: 0.83%). The higher this rate, the easier it is to find a home.

Vacancy rate 2016–2026

Vacant dwellings001.06.2026
Housing stock (2024)245

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Vacant dwellings count, 1 June 2026View source

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Buildings and dwellings statistics (GWS): housing stock 2024View source

Public transport

Derived from official data

Avers has 11 public transport stops. On an ordinary Tuesday, 206 departures are scheduled across all stops, 1 of them after 8 pm.

Public transport stops11No rail stop (bus/other)
Departures on a typical Tuesday206of which evening (from 8 pm): 1 (0 %)
Departures on a typical Sunday19896 % of the typical Tuesday
Public transport stops / 1’00066.27Swiss median: 3.33

Departures counted in the official 2026 timetable (GTFS) on typical days: Tuesday 08.09.2026 and Sunday 13.09.2026. Every call at every stop in the municipality counts as one departure. Civiora calculation.

opentransportdata.swiss (ATLAS, SBB on behalf of the Confederation)Public transport service points, status 04.08.2026View source

opentransportdata.swiss (official GTFS timetable)2026 timetable (GTFS, 01.08.2026 edition): typical daysView source

Territory and local economy

Official

Avers’s territory is 0.5% built-up, 49.4% farmland and 6.0% forest (survey 2004/2009).

Built-up 0.5 %Farmland 49.4 %Forest 6.0 %Other (water, rock…) 44.1 %
Jobs106reference year 2018

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Regional portraits 2021: key figures of communesView source