ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Arbedo-Castione

Arbedo-Castione, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 5,160 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 1,407 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1026 sources

Population5,160people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)5,992EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.33EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Recorded crime4,260incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 63% belowOfficial source · Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025
PM2.5, annual mean9.02µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Arbedo-Castione?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Arbedo-Castione.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Arbedo-Castione recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.33 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)3Official · regional context

Is Arbedo-Castione a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

Try your profile
Remote worker71%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 61–81%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–60%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%
Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)5,992 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch17Official

What does a salary buy in Arbedo-Castione?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €5,992 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,049of €5,095 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€5,095
Rent, 60 m²€15.33/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €920
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,049
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arbedo-Castione Salary needed to live in Arbedo-Castione

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arbedo-Castione. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling
Register
Open the Switzerland service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Arbedo-Castione. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Arbedo-Castione?

Police recorded about 4,260 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 202512

Recorded crime across major citiesArbedo-Castione highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Arbedo-Castione highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,260 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 202512Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arbedo-Castione. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
Open official information
Open the full Switzerland section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arbedo-Castione.

Find courses near Arbedo-Castione

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Arbedo-Castione?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.02 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Arbedo-Castione is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9.02 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 14 · Apr 17.6 · May 21.2 · Jun 25.2 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 22 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 10.6 · Dec 6.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -1.4 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.2 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -1.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.8 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 15.6 · Oct 11 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 1.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58 · Feb 48.9 · Mar 62.4 · Apr 106.4 · May 142.3 · Jun 154.4 · Jul 144.8 · Aug 163.6 · Sep 137.7 · Oct 134.1 · Nov 147.3 · Dec 71.1 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 110.6 · Feb 143.5 · Mar 195.2 · Apr 190.3 · May 207 · Jun 239 · Jul 270.5 · Aug 249.2 · Sep 193.5 · Oct 144.8 · Nov 96.1 · Dec 82.4 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Arbedo-Castione?

The published population was 5,160 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents652.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area21.45 km²2015Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2015, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents30 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents1,407 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents30 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density240.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2015; area observed_at=2015).2Official
Population5,160 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source16Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Swiss permanent residents3,753 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Arbedo-Castione

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total41100.0%
Abroad4097.6%
In Switzerland12.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total5,211100.0%
In Switzerland3,33464.0%
Abroad1,87736.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total41100.0%
Italy1946.3%
Ukraine37.3%
Spain24.9%
Türkiye24.9%
Somalia24.9%
Eritrea24.9%
Colombia24.9%
Finland12.4%
Portugal12.4%
Show 7 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania12.4%
Montenegro12.4%
Ethiopia12.4%
Algeria12.4%
Dominican Republic12.4%
Afghanistan12.4%
Lebanon12.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Alternatives for people set on Arbedo-Castione

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Minusio as an Arbedo-Castione alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,791 Minusio vs 4,260 Arbedo-Castione−34%
  • Residents: 7,321 Minusio vs 5,160 Arbedo-Castione+42%
  • Rent: €15.33/m² Minusio vs €15.33/m² Arbedo-Castionesame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,992 Minusio vs €5,992 Arbedo-Castionesame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Minusio vs 9.0 µg/m³ Arbedo-Castionesame level
Full comparisonMore about Minusio

Biel/Bienne as an Arbedo-Castione alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 171 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 5,160 Arbedo-Castione+1003%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €15.33/m² (2024) Arbedo-Castioneno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €5,992 Arbedo-Castione+22%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 4,260 Arbedo-Castioneno percentage
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Arbedo-Castione

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Arbedo-Castione, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Saint-Sulpice (VD)5,155 residentsOetwil am See5,150 residentsBäretswil5,148 residentsElgg5,175 residentsSaint-Imier5,177 residentsEgnach5,180 residents

How does Arbedo-Castione compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Arbedo-Castione's.

Open the full comparison

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arbedo-Castione under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Arbedo-Castione's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Put Arbedo-Castione's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Arbedo-Castione?

The published population was 5,160 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Arbedo-Castione?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Arbedo-Castione?

Police recorded about 4,260 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025.

What is the typical salary around Arbedo-Castione?

The median gross salary is 5,992 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Arbedo-Castione?

1,407 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Arbedo-Castione a good place to live?

Arbedo-Castione may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Arbedo-Castione?

Bellinzona, Giubiasco, Biasca, Minusio, Gambarogno are near Arbedo-Castione. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Arbedo-Castione?

The official country of birth distribution records 41 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Arbedo-Castione, Switzerland: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1d26d3c3b9eedfaa4125fe334086856e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/arbedo-castione/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_arbedo-castione-switzerland-population-rent-salary_3401e14f6dab,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Arbedo-Castione, Switzerland: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1d26d3c3b9eedfaa4125fe334086856e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/arbedo-castione/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Arbedo-Castione, Switzerland: population, rent, salary](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/arbedo-castione/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1d26d3c3b9eedfaa4125fe334086856e; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged) discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2015, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
  4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
  10. Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
Show 16 more sources
  1. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
  2. Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 2025 www4.ti.ch · checked 2026-10-08
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
  4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  6. Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
  7. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  11. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  12. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  13. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  14. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  15. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  16. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.