Population
4'977↓0.9%
About Contone
City · Ticino
Contone is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
4'977
Tax multiplier
85%
Contone in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.85%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 34'200↑0.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 39'100↑0.2%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.61%↓40.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest76%
- Agriculture9%
- Settlement8%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
23.2%↓0.2%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−7% vs CH
Dwellings
6'721↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
2'311↓0.8%
38%
Housing market in Contone
The rental vacancy rate is 0.61%, 68% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 85%, 3% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 46'400, 25% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Contone has 4'977 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
