Population
2'706
About Faido
Municipality · Ticino
Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
Population
2'706
Tax multiplier
94%
Faido in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.94%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 38'300
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'850↓0.2%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.26%↑41.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest54%
- Other29%
- Agriculture14%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
21.0%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
3'968↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
873↓0.7%
34%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in Faido
The rental vacancy rate is 1.26%, 34% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 94%, 13% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 48'500, 22% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Faido has 2'706 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
