What is the postal code of Mendrisio?

Mendrisio has 12 postal codes: 6825, 6850, 6852, 6853, 6855, 6862, 6863, 6864, 6865, 6866, 6872, 6874.

What is the tax rate in Mendrisio?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mendrisio is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Mendrisio?

A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Mendrisio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mendrisio have?

Mendrisio has 15'076 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mendrisio?

Mendrisio has 3'940 foreign residents, a share of 26.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Mendrisio

Mendrisio

6825–6874

TI CANTON6825 6850 6852 6853+8 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'721 51.2%

Men

7'355 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'388 15.8%

Swiss citizens

11'136 73.9%

Foreign residents

3'940 26.1%

Population density

470 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'388 · 15.8%20–64 · 8'953 · 59.4%65+ · 3'735 · 24.8%

Foreign residents 26.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −9 (−0.1%) · 75 births · 164 deaths · net migration +56

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 Mendrisio

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte20.9% · strongest party

Mitte20.9%

FDP20.1%

SVP15.9%

Lega12.2%

SP11.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

77%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 31 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'475 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 30 of 100 in the canton · 683 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:13'475 CHF(~13.5%)

MendrisioCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mendrisio	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	17.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.5%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.2%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.3%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	24.3%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25.2%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'625 mm

11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'462 m

Mean elevation

604 m

Relief

1'192 m

Mean slope

17.5°

Flat share

20.7%

South-facing

24.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'192 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

186.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

243.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

41'400

Per inhabitant

12'359 kWh/yr

186 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

28.43 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.4 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Aziende Industriali Mendrisio, Sezione Elettricità

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 Mendrisio →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

3.03 %

Second homes

12.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

9'406

Built before 194623.8%

Built since 200121.3%

3.03 %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

19'510

Workplaces

2'233

Services share

64.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 190 (1.0%) · Secondary 6'744 (34.6%) · Tertiary 12'576 (64.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.1 %

Farmland

487 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 35 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 65/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5254

Websitemendrisio.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Mendrisio

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mendrisio ranks

Largest municipalities15'076 #4 TI · #95 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #53 TI · #1460 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #49 TI · #652 CH Jobs per resident1.29 #10 TI · #47 CH Families & children15.8% #66 TI · #1932 CH Age structure24.8% #54 TI · #421 CH Women share51.2% #40 TI · #323 CH Foreign residents26.1% #41 TI · #495 CH Population density470/km² #36 TI · #532 CH Tax burden13'475 #31 TI · #684 CH Taxes77% #31 TI Warmest municipalities11.4 °C #25 TI · #25 CH Sunniest municipalities54.6% #66 TI · #103 CH Rainiest municipalities1'625 mm #82 TI · #157 CH Voter turnout55.4% #57 TI · #1166 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #58 TI · #490 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #18 TI · #980 CH SVP strongholds15.9% #44 TI · #1958 CH SP strongholds11.5% #56 TI · #1363 CH Centre strongholds20.9% #31 TI · #490 CH FDP strongholds20.1% #47 TI · #445 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #40 TI · #1833 CH Green strongholds10.1% #32 TI · #568 CH Largest by area32.1 km² #23 TI · #289 CH Highest municipalities359 m #60 TI · #2009 CH Second homes12.5% #94 TI · #839 CH Organic farming5.1% #44 TI · #1525 CH Best-connected municipalities35 min #36 TI · #161 CH Remotest municipalities35 min #65 TI · #1952 CH Highest peaks1'462 m #47 TI · #475 CH Highest-lying municipalities604 m #49 TI · #996 CH Greatest vertical range1'192 m #47 TI · #410 CH Steepest municipalities17.5° #63 TI · #475 CH Solar potential186 GWh #3 TI · #19 CH Solar potential per capita12'359 kWh #46 TI · #713 CH Cheapest electricity28.43 Rp./kWh #60 TI · #1396 CH Most expensive electricity28.43 Rp./kWh #41 TI · #711 CH

Postal codes (12)

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Localities

swisstopo · 12

Arzo6864 Besazio6863 Capolago6825 Castel San Pietro6874 Genestrerio6852 Ligornetto6853 Mendrisio6850 Meride6866 Rancate6862 Salorino6872 Stabio6855 Tremona6865

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mendrisio?: Mendrisio has 12 postal codes: 6825, 6850, 6852, 6853, 6855, 6862, 6863, 6864, 6865, 6866, 6872, 6874.
What is the tax rate in Mendrisio?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mendrisio is 77% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Mendrisio?: A single person without children pays about 13'475 CHF income tax in Mendrisio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mendrisio have?: Mendrisio has 15'076 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mendrisio?: Mendrisio has 3'940 foreign residents, a share of 26.13% (2025).

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