District · Ticino
The following figures are for the whole municipality Centro belongs to. The vacancy rate is 1.94%, 9% above the cantonal average (1.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77% (2026), 7% below the average of the canton's municipalities (82.9 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'672 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Lugano (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 12'063 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 39'400 (tax period 2022). Centro has 5'002 residents.
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 13.0°C with 1'567 mm of rain. Warmest in July (22.6°C), coldest in January (3.8°C). Station: Lugano, 273 m.
Sunshine
2'120 h
Precipitation
1'567 mm
Lugano · 273 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Lugano has risen by +1.9°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Lugano · 273 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
CHF 610'000.–
0.6 kmCHF 760'000.–
0.6 kmCHF 950'000.–
CHF 1'700'000.–
0.7 kmCHF 790'000.–
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Price on request
123 apartments are currently listed to buy in Centro on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Lugano are offered for sale at a median of CHF 8'897 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 7'000 and CHF 11'469 (1'764 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Centro is located in the canton of Ticino.
Centro has approximately 5'002 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Centro is 77% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 11'672 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Lugano (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
