Population
4'932↑0.6%
About Gentilino
City · Ticino
Gentilino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, close to Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano.
Population
4'932
Tax multiplier
60%
Gentilino in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.60%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'800↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'650↑2.3%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.91%↑5.5%
Above average in canton
- Forest48%
- Settlement39%
- Agriculture11%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
36.8%↑3.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+31% vs CH
Dwellings
3'037↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'991↓3.3%
78%
Housing market in Gentilino
The rental vacancy rate is 1.91%, roughly the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 60%, 28% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'300, 15% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gentilino has 4'932 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
