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Living in Schwende-Rüte

The resident counts list 5,600 Swiss permanent residents and 5 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Schwende-Rüte, in Switzerland, was 6,108 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1027 sources

Population6,108people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent16.17EUR/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 crime1,808incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 84% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Innerrhoden 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Schwende-Rüte?

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 Schwende-Rüte.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Schwende-Rüte 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 S16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)16.17 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)4Official · regional context

Is Schwende-Rüte 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%
Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–78%
Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–75%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €970 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 16.17 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?

8.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 508 of 6,108 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.ch18Official

What does a salary buy in Schwende-Rüte?

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€4,739of €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€16.17/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− €970
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€4,739
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Schwende-Rüte Salary needed to live in Schwende-Rüte

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schwende-Rüte. 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 Schwende-Rüte. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSchwende-Rüte highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Schwende-Rüte 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 residents1,808 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Appenzell Innerrhoden 202511Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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 -4.1 · Feb -4.8 · Mar -3.3 · Apr -1 · May 3.2 · Jun 6.9 · Jul 9.2 · Aug 9.6 · Sep 6.2 · Oct 3.7 · Nov -0.7 · Dec -3.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.3 · Feb -10 · Mar -8 · Apr -5.3 · May -1.3 · Jun 2.1 · Jul 4 · Aug 4.5 · Sep 1.3 · Oct -1.3 · Nov -5.7 · Dec -8.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -6.8 · Feb -7.5 · Mar -5.6 · Apr -3 · May 1 · Jun 4.5 · Jul 6.4 · Aug 6.8 · Sep 3.6 · Oct 1.1 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -5.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 269.5 · Feb 221.9 · Mar 254.6 · Apr 176.2 · May 224 · Jun 242.8 · Jul 278.6 · Aug 266.3 · Sep 214.3 · Oct 193.4 · Nov 204.9 · Dec 293.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 127.8 · Feb 132.3 · Mar 155.3 · Apr 161.8 · May 162.7 · Jun 159.5 · Jul 168.1 · Aug 170.9 · Sep 157.7 · Oct 160.7 · Nov 118.4 · Dec 111.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±9.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±6.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±7.8 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±8.2 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±9.5 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±9.9 °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

The city covered 98.2 km² in 2017.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents311.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS15Official
City area98.23 km²2017Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2017, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official
Foreign non-permanent residents5 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official
Foreign residents508 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.13Official
Non-permanent residents5 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official
Population density62.2 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=2017; area observed_at=2017).3Official
Population6,108 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source17Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official
Swiss permanent residents5,600 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202410Official

International community in Schwende-Rüte

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 - total6,194100.0%
In Switzerland5,50888.9%
Abroad68611.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total15100.0%
Abroad15100.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total15100.0%
Slovakia533.3%
Germany320.0%
Hungary320.0%
Austria213.3%
Denmark16.7%
United Kingdom16.7%

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

Alternatives for people set on Schwende-Rüte

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.

Teufen (AR) as a Schwende-Rüte alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €14.59/m² Teufen (AR) vs €16.17/m² Schwende-Rüte−10%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,769 Teufen (AR) vs 1,808 Schwende-Rüteno percentage
  • Residents: 6,522 Teufen (AR) vs 6,108 Schwende-Rüte+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €6,952 Teufen (AR) vs €6,952 Schwende-Rütesame level
Full comparisonMore about Teufen (AR)

Biel/Bienne as a Schwende-Rüte alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 166 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 6,108 Schwende-Rüte+831%
  • Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €16.17/m² (2024) Schwende-Rüteno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 1,808 Schwende-Rüteno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Schwende-Rüte+5%
Full comparisonMore about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Schwende-Rüte

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

Oberriet (SG) 10.3 km away
Rent
13.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Altstätten 11.0 km away
Rent
13.83 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
St. Gallen 12.1 km away
Rent
15.01 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Gaiserwald 14.4 km away
Rent
15.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31
Rebstein 14.5 km away
Rent
14.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Schwende-Rüte, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Zermatt6,099 residentsAppenzell6,096 residentsInterlaken6,123 residentsRomont (FR)6,124 residentsHitzkirch6,086 residentsFislisbach6,140 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Schwende-Rüte 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; Schwende-Rüte'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 Schwende-Rüte?

Average net cold rent is 16.17 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,132 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 Schwende-Rüte?

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

How safe is Schwende-Rüte?

Police recorded 1,808 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 Appenzell Innerrhoden 2025.

How many people live in Schwende-Rüte?

The published population is 6,108 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Schwende-Rüte?

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

Is Schwende-Rüte a good place to live?

Schwende-Rüte 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 Schwende-Rüte?

Appenzell, Teufen (AR), Oberriet (SG), Altstätten, St. Gallen are near Schwende-Rüte. 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 Schwende-Rüte?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,194 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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