Population
7'677↑1.5%
About Chiasso
Municipality · Ticino
Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
7'677
Tax multiplier
88%
Chiasso in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.88%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 31'250↓0.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 35'525↓1.2%
64%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
7.58%↓23.7%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest48%
- Settlement36%
- Agriculture15%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
46.3%↑2.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−20% vs CH
Dwellings
5'580↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
8'698↓1.8%
82%
58%
Fibre
Housing market in Chiasso
The rental vacancy rate is 7.58%, 295% above the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 88%, 6% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 44'900, 27% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Chiasso has 7'677 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
