Population
4'729↑1.0%
About Rivera
City · Ticino
Rivera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Population
4'729
Tax multiplier
92%
Rivera in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
92%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'426
Middle in canton
Vacancy
1.79%↓8.2%
Above average in canton
- Forest77%
- Settlement9%
- Agriculture8%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
19.1%↑1.0%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'849↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'534↑1.7%
80%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Rivera
The rental vacancy rate is 1.79%, 7% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 92%, 11% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'426, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Rivera has 4'729 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
