Bellinzona is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Bellinzona belongs to. The vacancy rate is 1.68%, 6% below the cantonal average (1.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 93% (2026), 12% above the average of the canton's municipalities (82.9 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 12'725 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Bellinzona (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 43'100 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 45'828 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 11.9°C with 1'806 mm of rain. Warmest in July (21.9°C), coldest in January (1.5°C). Station: Magadino / Cadenazzo, 203 m.
Sunshine
2'122 h
Precipitation
1'806 mm
Magadino / Cadenazzo · 203 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
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160 apartments & houses are currently listed to buy in Bellinzona on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Bellinzona are offered for sale at a median of CHF 6'552 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 5'642 and CHF 7'381 (579 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Bellinzona is located in the canton of Ticino.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Bellinzona is 93% 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 12'725 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Bellinzona (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.
