Population
63'691↑0.1%
About Cadro
City · Ticino
Cadro is quarter of the city of Lugano and a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Valcolla and Sonvico merged into the city of Lugano.
Population
63'691
Tax multiplier
77%
Cadro in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.77%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'400↑0.8%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'700↑0.7%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.08%↓7.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest66%
- Settlement19%
- Agriculture10%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
40.9%↑1.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 9'000/ m²
+6% vs CH
Dwellings
42'356↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
46'537↓0.9%
85%
Property market in Cadro
The rental vacancy rate is 2.08%, 8% above the cantonal average (1.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 7% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 55'300, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Cadro has 63'691 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).