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Minusio had 7,321 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. For Minusio, the foreign population count was 1,834 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population7,321people31 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 crime2,791incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 76% 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 Minusio?

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 Minusio.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Minusio 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 S12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB7Official · 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 Minusio 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 worker73%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 63–83%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–63%
Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%
Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)5,992 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch19Official

What does a salary buy in Minusio?

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 Minusio Salary needed to live in Minusio

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Minusio. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Minusio?

Police recorded about 2,791 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) 20259

Recorded crime across major citiesMinusio highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Minusio 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 residents2,791 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistica criminale di polizia (SCP) 20259Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Nearest airportLUG3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Distance to nearest airport21 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Minusio?

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 Minusio 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 7.3 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 14 · Apr 17.5 · May 21.1 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 11.2 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 8.5 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 14 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.4 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.6 · Feb 64.5 · Mar 94.9 · Apr 166.3 · May 189.6 · Jun 186.8 · Jul 162.9 · Aug 211.6 · Sep 203.1 · Oct 209.5 · Nov 207.7 · Dec 88.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 133.6 · Feb 153 · Mar 201.7 · Apr 194.5 · May 209.9 · Jun 237.7 · Jul 267.7 · Aug 248.8 · Sep 198.1 · Oct 151.7 · Nov 112.5 · Dec 118.6 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Lausanne ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±2.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±2.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±3.1 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °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 Minusio?

The published population was 7,321 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents533.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS11Official
City area5.84 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 residents20 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Foreign residents1,834 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.8Official
Non-permanent residents20 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Population density1,254 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
Population7,321 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source13Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Swiss permanent residents5,487 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official

International community in Minusio

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total7,273100.0%
In Switzerland4,69764.6%
Abroad2,57635.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total23100.0%
Abroad1982.6%
In Switzerland417.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total7,273100.0%
Switzerland5,44974.9%
Italy97113.4%
Germany1502.1%
Portugal1391.9%
Spain610.8%
Croatia550.8%
North Macedonia470.6%
Romania450.6%
Bulgaria370.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo230.3%
France200.3%
Poland190.3%
Brazil180.2%
Dominican Republic160.2%
Austria140.2%
Afghanistan130.2%
Netherlands120.2%
Syria120.2%
United Kingdom110.2%
Türkiye100.1%
Serbia100.1%
Ukraine100.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Russia80.1%
Eritrea80.1%
Hungary70.1%
Latvia70.1%
United States70.1%
Canada60.1%
Colombia60.1%
Lithuania50.1%
Chile50.1%
Japan40.1%
Denmark30.0%
Greece30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Albania20.0%
Belgium20.0%
Finland20.0%
Czechia20.0%
Morocco20.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Iraq20.0%
No indication10.0%
Ireland10.0%
Sweden10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Angola10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Somalia10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)10.0%
Iran10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Thailand10.0%
New Zealand10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Alternatives for people set on Minusio

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.

Losone as a Minusio alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,242 Losone vs 2,791 Minusio−20%
  • Residents: 6,727 Losone vs 7,321 Minusio−8%
  • Nearest airport: 22.0 km Losone vs 21.0 km Minusio+5%
  • Rent: €15.33/m² Losone vs €15.33/m² Minusiosame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,992 Losone vs €5,992 Minusiosame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Losone vs 9.0 µg/m³ Minusiosame level
Full comparisonMore about Losone

Luzern as a Minusio alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 104 km, better on 2 of 3 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 7,321 Minusio+1078%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.33/m² (2024) Minusiono percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €5,992 Minusio+24%
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 21.0 km Minusio−76%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 2,791 Minusiono percentage
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Minusio

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities
Nendaz7,314 residentsBirmensdorf (ZH)7,380 residentsMoutier7,256 residentsNeuenkirch7,229 residentsSaxon7,424 residentsAltendorf7,426 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Minusio 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; Minusio'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 Minusio?

The published population was 7,321 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Minusio?

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 Minusio?

Police recorded about 2,791 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 Minusio?

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

How many foreign residents live in Minusio?

1,834 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Minusio a good place to live?

Minusio 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 Minusio?

Locarno, Ascona, Gambarogno, Losone, Giubiasco are near Minusio. 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 Minusio?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,273 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Minusio, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8594446e57858196d02c3b3073d43a2c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/minusio/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Minusio, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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