Population
63'691↑0.1%
About Sonvico
City · Ticino
Sonvico is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality of the Lugano district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the municipality of Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano becoming a new neighborhood. The medieval part of Sonvico village consists of an old citadel with a compacted structure full of narrow and intricate lanes.
Population
63'691
Tax multiplier
77%
Sonvico in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.77%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'400↑0.8%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'700↑0.7%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.08%↓7.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest66%
- Settlement19%
- Agriculture10%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
40.9%↑1.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 9'000/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
42'356↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
46'537↓0.9%
85%
26%
Fibre
Property market in Sonvico
The rental vacancy rate is 2.08%, 8% above the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 7% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 55'300, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sonvico has 63'691 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
