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The resident counts list 7,760 Swiss permanent residents and 110 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. Its population was 9,675 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population9,675people31 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)
Recorded crime3,259incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 72% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus

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

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 Süd.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Glarus Süd 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 10GB11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.43 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 Glarus Süd 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.

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 62–82%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €926 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 15.43 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

19.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,915 of 9,675 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)6,952 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch17Official

What does a salary buy in Glarus Süd?

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

regional median gross pay: €6,952 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
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
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Glarus Süd Salary needed to live in Glarus Süd

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Glarus Süd. 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 Süd. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGlarus Süd highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Glarus Süd 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 residents3,259 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 12 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.6 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 1.7 · May 5.8 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7.3 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 6.7 · May 10.8 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 103 · Feb 90.5 · Mar 114.4 · Apr 104.9 · May 140.2 · Jun 162.9 · Jul 183.8 · Aug 194.3 · Sep 141.6 · Oct 115.9 · Nov 120 · Dec 116.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.2 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents563.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area430 km²2019Exact 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 km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents110 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents1,915 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official
Non-permanent residents110 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density22.5 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=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).2Official
Population9,675 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 residents7,760 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Glarus Süd

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 - total152100.0%
Abroad15098.7%
In Switzerland21.3%

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 - total9,634100.0%
In Switzerland7,40676.9%
Abroad2,22823.1%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total9,634100.0%
Switzerland7,70680.0%
Germany4534.7%
Italy2302.4%
Portugal2042.1%
Ukraine1371.4%
Türkiye790.8%
Austria710.7%
Spain700.7%
Sri Lanka650.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Poland470.5%
Afghanistan390.4%
Hungary380.4%
Romania340.4%
China320.3%
Kosovo310.3%
Slovakia300.3%
Serbia260.3%
Syria240.2%
Netherlands220.2%
United Kingdom200.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina190.2%
Brazil180.2%
Bulgaria160.2%
France160.2%
Czechia160.2%
Eritrea150.2%
Thailand110.1%
Liechtenstein100.1%
North Macedonia100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Iraq80.1%
Iran80.1%
Russia70.1%
Ethiopia70.1%
Philippines70.1%
Greece60.1%
Somalia60.1%
Colombia50.1%
United States50.1%
Lebanon50.1%
Nepal50.1%
Cyprus40.0%
Lithuania40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Congo (Kinshasa)20.0%
Egypt20.0%
Canada20.0%
Peru20.0%
India20.0%
Vietnam20.0%
Finland10.0%
Malta10.0%
Norway10.0%
Sweden10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Kenya10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Uganda10.0%
South Sudan10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Japan10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Singapore10.0%
Georgia10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Glarus Süd

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.

Luzern as a Glarus Süd alternative in the same region

59 km away, 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: 86,234 Luzern vs 9,675 Glarus Süd+791%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.43/m² (2024) Glarus Südno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 3,259 Glarus Südno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €6,952 Glarus Süd+7%
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

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

A move, not a commute, at 139 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 9,675 Glarus Süd+488%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €15.43/m² (2024) Glarus Südno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 3,259 Glarus Südno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Glarus Süd+5%
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Glarus Süd

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

Flums 23.2 km away
Rent
13.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Walenstadt 23.2 km away
Rent
14.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Kaltbrunn 24.9 km away
Rent
13.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Niederhasli9,648 residentsFällanden9,637 residentsReinach (AG)9,634 residentsZuchwil9,616 residentsSchübelbach9,757 residentsMels9,581 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Glarus Süd 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 Süd'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 much does it cost to rent in Glarus Süd?

Average net cold rent is 15.43 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,080 a month before utilities. 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).

What is the typical salary around Glarus Süd?

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

How safe is Glarus Süd?

Police recorded 3,259 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Glarus.

How many people live in Glarus Süd?

The published population is 9,675 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Glarus Süd?

1,915 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Glarus Süd a good place to live?

Glarus Süd 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 Süd?

Glarus, Glarus Nord, Schübelbach, Flums, Walenstadt are near Glarus Süd. 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 Süd?

The official country of birth distribution records 152 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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