Population
5'290↓0.6%
About Ascona
City · Ticino
Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
5'290
Tax multiplier
75%
Ascona in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 33'400↑0.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 37'900↑1.4%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.37%↓14.9%
Middle in canton
- Forest97%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
27.8%↑1.0%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+25% vs CH
Dwellings
6'277↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'690↓0.7%
45%
Housing market in Ascona
The rental vacancy rate is 1.37%, 29% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 10% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 45'500, 27% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ascona has 5'290 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).