Living in Pulvermühle, Chur

Standard score Green space, trees and services on foot; residents' median

Poor25

Pulvermühle is an area of Chur with about 1,570 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 25 out of 100 (poor): better than 40% of Chur residents, ranked 10 of 19 areas.

Strengths

Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 9 min walk, doctor 17 min walk
Playgrounds on foot: playground 5 min walk
Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk

Weaknesses

Tree canopy: 1.0% tree canopy within 500 m
Public transport frequency: 8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops

Who Pulvermühle suits

Profile	Score	Rank in the city
Student	58 · fair	4 of 19
Family	48 · fair	6 of 19
Over 65	43 · fair	7 of 19
Working from home	32 · poor	7 of 19
Commuter	40 · fair	10 of 19

Services on foot

Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).

Service	Typical distance	On foot
Food shop	468 m	6 min walk
Pharmacy	700 m	9 min walk
Doctor	1,329 m	17 min walk
Nursery school	496 m	6 min walk
Primary school	457 m	6 min walk
Bus, tram or water bus stop	167 m	2 min walk
Metro or train station	956 m	12 min walk
Public green space	580 m	7 min walk
Large park (≥ 10 ha)	–	not within walking distance
Playground	369 m	5 min walk
Protected cycle lane	124 m	2 min walk

Greenery, air and transport

1.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 2.0%)
6.7 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
8 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
Medium density

Streets and squares in Pulvermühle

Ackerbühlstrasse · Grossbruggerweg · Güterstrasse · Im Baumgarten · Küblereiweg · Pulvermühlestrasse · Rheinfelsstrasse · Salvatorenstrasse · Sportplatzweg · Sägenstrasse · Untere Plessurstrasse · Vogelsangweg

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