Living in Glarus Nord

In Glarus Nord, unemployment is 1.5% (2022).

Glarus Nord is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 19,810 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 14,216 Swiss permanent residents and 221 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population19,810people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent15.43EUR/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)

Unemployment rate1.5%country median 2.3% — 35% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime3,698incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 68% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Glarus Nord?

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 Glarus Nord.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	15.43 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	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)⁴Official · regional context

Is Glarus Nord a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–76%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 31–53%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Glarus Nord?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Glarus Nord is 1.5%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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Glarus Nord 1.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	6,952 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	1.5 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹Official

What does a salary buy in Glarus Nord?

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

Left over each month€4,784of €5,836 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.	€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€15.43/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	− €926
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	€4,784

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Glarus Nord. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Glarus Nord?

Police recorded about 3,698 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus¹¹

Recorded crime across major citiesGlarus Nord highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,698 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Glarus Nord. 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

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Glarus Nord.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-3°

5°-2°

10°1°

15°4°

19°8°

22°12°

24°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

132

167

193

131

104

101

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

137

156

164

175

163

109

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 14.8 · May 19 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 91.8 · Feb 80 · Mar 99.2 · Apr 92.7 · May 132.3 · Jun 166.8 · Jul 193.1 · Aug 192.5 · Sep 131.3 · Oct 104.2 · Nov 100.6 · Dec 109.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 62.4 · Feb 71.2 · Mar 95.6 · Apr 137.1 · May 155.5 · Jun 163.6 · Jul 174.7 · Aug 162.7 · Sep 108.6 · Oct 86.1 · Nov 59.6 · Dec 53.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.7 °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 Glarus Nord?

The published population was 19,810 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport71.8%
Foreign residents28.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	598 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁵Official
City area	147.1 km²	2019	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	221 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	5,594 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹³Official
Non-permanent residents	221 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Population density	134.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).³Official
Population	19,810 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁷Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Swiss permanent residents	14,216 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official

International community in Glarus Nord

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

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	19,849	100.0%
In Switzerland	14,226	71.7%
Abroad	5,623	28.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	227	100.0%
Abroad	225	99.1%
In Switzerland	2	0.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	227	100.0%
Romania	42	18.5%
Germany	35	15.4%
Portugal	33	14.5%
Italy	31	13.7%
Bulgaria	14	6.2%
Slovakia	14	6.2%
Poland	13	5.7%
Spain	8	3.5%
Ukraine	8	3.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	4	1.8%
Czechia	4	1.8%
Netherlands	3	1.3%
Croatia	3	1.3%
France	2	0.9%
Austria	2	0.9%
Afghanistan	2	0.9%
Denmark	1	0.4%
United Kingdom	1	0.4%
Liechtenstein	1	0.4%
Slovenia	1	0.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.4%
Kosovo	1	0.4%
Tunisia	1	0.4%
South Korea	1	0.4%
Syria	1	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Glarus Nord

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.

Glarus Süd as a Glarus Nord alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 9,675 Glarus Süd vs 19,810 Glarus Nord−51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,259 Glarus Süd vs 3,698 Glarus Nord−12%
Rent: €15.43/m² Glarus Süd vs €15.43/m² Glarus Nordsame level
Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Glarus Süd vs €6,952 Glarus Nordsame level

Full comparison More about Glarus Süd

Biel/Bienne as a Glarus Nord alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 137 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 19,810 Glarus Nord+187%
Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €15.43/m² (2024) Glarus Nordno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 3,698 Glarus Nordno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Glarus Nord+5%

Full comparison More about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Glarus Nord

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

Kaltbrunn 13.2 km away

Rent: 13.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Uznach 15.1 km away

Rent: 14.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Gommiswald 15.8 km away

Rent: 14.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Glarus Nord, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Volketswil19,854 residents Adliswil19,893 residents Pully19,538 residents Vevey20,142 residents Regensdorf20,282 residents Schlieren20,391 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Glarus Nord 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.

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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; Glarus Nord's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Glarus Nord?

The published population was 19,810 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Glarus Nord?

What is the unemployment rate in Glarus Nord?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Glarus Nord?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Glarus Nord?

5,594 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Glarus Nord a good place to live?

Glarus Nord 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 Glarus Nord?

Glarus, Glarus Süd, Schübelbach, Kaltbrunn, Uznach are near Glarus Nord. 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 Glarus Nord?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,849 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.

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