Population
45'828↑1.2%
About Monte Carasso
City · Ticino
Monte Carasso is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Population
45'828
Tax multiplier
93%
Monte Carasso in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.93%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'100↑0.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'200
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.27%↓16.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest69%
- Agriculture12%
- Other10%
- Settlement9%
Foreign residents
28.2%↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
27'269↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
23'281↑1.8%
84%
Housing market in Monte Carasso
The rental vacancy rate is 2.27%, 18% above the cantonal average (1.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 93%, 12% above the cantonal average (83 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'900, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Monte Carasso has 45'828 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).