What is the postal code of Muralto?

The postal code of Muralto is 6600.

What is the tax rate in Muralto?

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

How much tax do you pay in Muralto?

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

How many residents does Muralto have?

Muralto has 2'513 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Muralto?

Muralto has 741 foreign residents, a share of 29.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Locarno

Muralto

6600

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'375 54.7%

Men

1'138 45.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

267 10.6%

Swiss citizens

1'772 70.5%

Foreign residents

741 29.5%

Population density

3'141 pop./km²

0–19 · 267 · 10.6%20–64 · 1'337 · 53.2%65+ · 909 · 36.2%

Foreign residents 29.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −59 (−2.3%) · 7 births · 50 deaths · net migration −16

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 Muralto

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 Locarno: 32.4% Yes

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 45.4% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.4% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 49.3% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare costituzionale elaborata "Si alla neutralizzazione dell'aumento dei valori di stima"Cantonal TI● Accepted · 74.0% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 71.2% Yes

70.0% YesNo 30.0%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 31.4% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.8% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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 Locarno: 29.1% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 47.0% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Locarno: 52.7% Yes

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte25.6% · strongest party

Mitte25.6%

SVP19.0%

FDP17.2%

SP12.4%

Lega10.1%

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 27 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%)

MuraltoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Muralto	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)12.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'759 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

319 m

Mean elevation

226 m

Relief

126 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

37.7%

South-facing

54.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 126 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

16 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'600

Per inhabitant

6'371 kWh/yr

16 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

28.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.82 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

28.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)

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 Muralto →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

1.33 %

Second homes

46.3 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

2'712

Built before 194619.1%

Built since 20019.8%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.33 %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

1'647

Workplaces

381

Services share

94.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (0.7%) · Secondary 75 (4.6%) · Tertiary 1'560 (94.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

0 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 8 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 55/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5120

Websitemuralto.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Locarno

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Muralto ranks

Largest municipalities2'513 #39 TI · #839 CH Growing municipalities-2.3% #88 TI · #2009 CH Shrinking municipalities-2.3% #13 TI · #100 CH Jobs per resident0.66 #24 TI · #264 CH Families & children10.6% #91 TI · #2083 CH Age structure36.2% #10 TI · #20 CH Women share54.7% #1 TI · #5 CH Foreign residents29.5% #25 TI · #332 CH Population density3'141/km² #2 TI · #25 CH Tax burden13'343 #26 TI · #647 CH Taxes75% #27 TI Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #71 TI · #1519 CH Sunniest municipalities56.5% #5 TI · #16 CH Rainiest municipalities1'759 mm #51 TI · #96 CH Voter turnout55.5% #56 TI · #1150 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #37 TI · #308 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #31 TI · #1153 CH SVP strongholds19% #23 TI · #1837 CH SP strongholds12.4% #41 TI · #1244 CH Centre strongholds25.6% #13 TI · #342 CH FDP strongholds17.2% #70 TI · #643 CH GLP strongholds0.8% #76 TI · #1958 CH Green strongholds8.2% #57 TI · #849 CH Largest by area0.8 km² #95 TI · #2102 CH Highest municipalities207 m #95 TI · #2088 CH Second homes46.3% #28 TI · #179 CH Organic farming0% #57 TI · #1909 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #47 TI · #321 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #55 TI · #1800 CH Highest peaks319 m #99 TI · #2106 CH Highest-lying municipalities226 m #99 TI · #2109 CH Greatest vertical range126 m #92 TI · #1710 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #88 TI · #1076 CH Solar potential16 GWh #60 TI · #1195 CH Solar potential per capita6'371 kWh #92 TI · #1782 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #77 TI · #1566 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #22 TI · #539 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6600

Locarno

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Locarno6600 6605 Muralto6600

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Muralto?: The postal code of Muralto is 6600.
What is the tax rate in Muralto?: The municipal tax multiplier of Muralto is 75% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Muralto?: A single person without children pays about 13'343 CHF income tax in Muralto on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Muralto have?: Muralto has 2'513 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Muralto?: Muralto has 741 foreign residents, a share of 29.49% (2025).

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