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
84%
Vacallo in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.84%
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 rent
CHF 16/ m²
−13% vs CH
Dwellings
2'017↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
435↑3.3%
86%
Housing market in Vacallo
The rental vacancy rate is 6.99%, 264% above the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 84%, roughly the cantonal average (83 %). 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).