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Castel San Pietro

Get to know Castel San Pietro

Castel San Pietro is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

68%

Forest

  • Forest68%
  • Agriculture20%
  • Settlement10%
  • Other1%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 6 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 15.2

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

14.816.0

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
2.59%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.59%

2.61.30
20222026
Vacancy
20151.03%
20161.43%
20172.09%
20182.03%
20191.37%
20201.84%
20211.20%
20220.79%
20230.63%
20240.93%
20251.48%
20262.59%
Net asking rentCHF 15.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 17.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 5'535/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'311Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 843 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings5During 2024
Primary residences84%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage61%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 12.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'241

2.3K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20102'000
20112'042
20122'050
20132'069
20142'079
20152'096
20162'131
20172'130
20182'159
20192'194
20202'194
20212'240
20222'227
20232'225
20242'262
20252'241
More about People
Population
2'241End of 2025

2025

2'241

2.3K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20102'000
20112'042
20122'050
20132'069
20142'079
20152'096
20162'131
20172'130
20182'159
20192'194
20202'194
20212'240
20222'227
20232'225
20242'262
20252'241
Foreign residents
13.4%End of 2025

2025

13.4%

13.46.70
20212025
Foreign residents
201010.7%
201112.0%
201211.7%
201312.4%
201412.5%
201512.3%
201612.4%
201711.5%
201812.1%
201912.1%
202012.1%
202112.5%
202212.0%
202312.3%
202413.2%
202513.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'555

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'555 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'555

1.6K777.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011955
20121'016
20131'090
20141'104
20151'135
20161'159
20171'110
20181'154
20191'223
20201'310
20211'416
20221'400
20231'487
20241'555

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 11'211

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'211/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
70%Tax year 2026

2026

70%

70350
20222026
Tax multiplier
201080%
201180%
201280%
201380%
201480%
201580%
201680%
201775%
201875%
201955%
202055%
202155%
202255%
202355%
202455%
202565%
202670%
Median taxable income
CHF 48'600All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 48'600

48.6K24.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 44'850
2011CHF 45'300
2012CHF 45'750
2013CHF 45'900
2014CHF 46'100
2015CHF 45'400
2016CHF 46'200
2017CHF 48'400
2018CHF 48'300
2019CHF 46'400
2020CHF 47'150
2021CHF 47'700
2022CHF 48'600
Median net income
CHF 54'524As of 2022

2022

CHF 54'524

54.5K27.3K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 50'700
2011CHF 51'200
2012CHF 51'500
2013CHF 52'600
2014CHF 52'900
2015CHF 52'200
2016CHF 52'800
2017CHF 53'900
2018CHF 54'400
2019CHF 53'500
2020CHF 53'725
2021CHF 54'100
2022CHF 54'524
Paying direct federal tax73%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%Tax year 2026

2026

100%

100500
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
202097%
202197%
202297%
202397%
2024100%
2025100%
2026100%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
Italian
Agglomeration
Chiasso – Mendrisio (CH)
Labour market region
Mendrisio
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020