Population
3'511↑0.6%
About Vacallo
City · Ticino
Vacallo is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is the first village of the Valle di Muggio.
Population
3'511
Tax multiplier
79%
Vacallo in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.79%↓6.0%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'150↑1.6%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'175↑1.7%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
6.99%↑12.0%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement52%
- Forest33%
- Agriculture14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
33.6%↑3.4%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 5'609/ m²
−34% vs CH
Dwellings
2'017↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
435↑3.3%
86%
Property market in Vacallo
The rental vacancy rate is 6.99%, 264% above the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 79%, 5% below the cantonal average (84 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'350, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Vacallo has 3'511 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
