What is the postal code of Balerna?

Balerna has 2 postal codes: 6828, 6830.

What is the tax rate in Balerna?

The municipal tax multiplier of Balerna is 75% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Balerna?

A single person without children pays about 13'343 CHF income tax in Balerna on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Balerna have?

Balerna has 3'415 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Balerna?

Balerna has 1'022 foreign residents, a share of 29.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Mendrisio

Balerna

6828–6830

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'765 51.7%

Men

1'650 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

549 16.1%

Swiss citizens

2'393 70.1%

Foreign residents

1'022 29.9%

Population density

1'350 pop./km²

0–19 · 549 · 16.1%20–64 · 2'048 · 60.0%65+ · 818 · 24.0%

Foreign residents 29.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +59 (+1.8%) · 20 births · 36 deaths · net migration +80

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Balerna

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 30.8% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 49.8% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.1% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 50.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.1%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 73.6% Yes

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.5% Yes

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 44.0% Yes

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 31.2% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 46.9% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Mendrisio: 53.4% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte21.1% · strongest party

Mitte21.1%

FDP20.2%

SVP14.3%

SP14.3%

Lega11.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

75%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 24 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'343 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 22 of 100 in the canton · 643 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'007 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Porza 12'081 CHF · most expensive Bosco/Gurin 15'003 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'343 CHF(~13.3%)

BalernaCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Balerna	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.3%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	16.9%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	17.6%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.8%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.1%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.1%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'646 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

344 m

Mean elevation

266 m

Relief

106 m

Mean slope

5.4°

Flat share

65.5%

South-facing

16.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 106 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

60.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

78.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'500

Per inhabitant

17'763 kWh/yr

61 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.41 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

26.2 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.91 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator AGE SA

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300740 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Ticino498 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Balerna →Canton Ticino →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Ticino. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Ticino (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

4.49 %

Second homes

11.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

2'140

Built before 194618.4%

Built since 200112.1%

4.49 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

4'576

Workplaces

529

Services share

73.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 4 (0.1%) · Secondary 1'217 (26.6%) · Tertiary 3'355 (73.3%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 46 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 51/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5242

Websitebalerna.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Mendrisio

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Balerna ranks

Largest municipalities3'415 #25 TI · #645 CH Growing municipalities1.8% #6 TI · #426 CH Shrinking municipalities1.8% #95 TI · #1683 CH Jobs per resident1.34 #9 TI · #42 CH Families & children16.1% #63 TI · #1907 CH Age structure24% #59 TI · #523 CH Women share51.7% #28 TI · #195 CH Foreign residents29.9% #23 TI · #311 CH Population density1'350/km² #16 TI · #143 CH Tax burden13'343 #23 TI · #644 CH Taxes75% #24 TI Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #38 TI · #134 CH Sunniest municipalities55.1% #51 TI · #74 CH Rainiest municipalities1'646 mm #73 TI · #138 CH Voter turnout53.3% #71 TI · #1445 CH Against Switzerland26.7% #17 TI · #154 CH Aligned with Switzerland73.3% #57 TI · #1311 CH SVP strongholds14.3% #62 TI · #2014 CH SP strongholds14.3% #19 TI · #1023 CH Centre strongholds21.1% #30 TI · #478 CH FDP strongholds20.2% #46 TI · #439 CH GLP strongholds1.5% #43 TI · #1851 CH Green strongholds11.1% #18 TI · #440 CH Largest by area2.5 km² #74 TI · #1949 CH Highest municipalities350 m #65 TI · #2020 CH Second homes11.7% #98 TI · #941 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #50 TI · #370 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #51 TI · #1744 CH Highest peaks344 m #98 TI · #2105 CH Highest-lying municipalities266 m #97 TI · #2106 CH Greatest vertical range106 m #98 TI · #1804 CH Steepest municipalities5.4° #97 TI · #1500 CH Solar potential61 GWh #8 TI · #237 CH Solar potential per capita17'763 kWh #24 TI · #268 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #56 TI · #903 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #42 TI · #1201 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Balerna6828 Chiasso6830

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Balerna?: Balerna has 2 postal codes: 6828, 6830.
What is the tax rate in Balerna?: The municipal tax multiplier of Balerna is 75% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Balerna?: A single person without children pays about 13'343 CHF income tax in Balerna on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Balerna have?: Balerna has 3'415 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Balerna?: Balerna has 1'022 foreign residents, a share of 29.93% (2025).

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