Population
2'241↓0.9%
About Castel San Pietro
Municipality · Ticino
Castel San Pietro is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
2'241
Tax multiplier
70%
Castel San Pietro in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.70%↑7.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'600↑1.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'524↑0.8%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.48%↑59.1%
Middle in canton
- Forest68%
- Agriculture21%
- Settlement9%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
13.4%↑1.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'284↓0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'555↑4.6%
84%
Housing market in Castel San Pietro
The rental vacancy rate is 1.48%, 23% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, 16% below the cantonal average (83 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'000, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Castel San Pietro has 2'241 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
