Population
6'213↑0.2%
About Biasca
City · Ticino
Biasca is a town of the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
6'213
Tax multiplier
95%
Biasca in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.95%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'300↑2.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'100↑1.4%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.26%↓37.0%
Middle in canton
- Forest47%
- Other37%
- Agriculture10%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
36.3%↑1.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 15/ m²
−17% vs CH
Dwellings
3'730↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
2'774↑0.8%
83%
Housing market in Biasca
The rental vacancy rate is 1.26%, 34% below the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 95%, 15% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'300, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Biasca has 6'213 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).