Population
4'932↑0.6%
About Montagnola
City · Ticino
Montagnola is a small Swiss village in Collina d'Oro municipality. Located in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, it is close to the border between Switzerland and Italy. It looks over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano upon it. It falls within the local parish of Sant'Abbondio Gentilino.
Population
4'932
Tax multiplier
60%
Montagnola in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.60%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'800↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'650↑2.3%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.91%↑5.5%
Above average in canton
- Forest50%
- Settlement41%
- Agriculture9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
36.8%↑3.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+36% vs CH
Dwellings
3'037↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'991↓3.3%
78%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Montagnola
The rental vacancy rate is 1.91%, roughly the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 60%, 28% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'300, 15% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Montagnola has 4'932 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
