What is the postal code of Paradiso?

The postal code of Paradiso is 6900.

What is the tax rate in Paradiso?

The municipal tax multiplier of Paradiso is 58% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Paradiso?

A single person without children pays about 12'214 CHF income tax in Paradiso on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Paradiso have?

Paradiso has 4'806 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Paradiso?

Paradiso has 2'921 foreign residents, a share of 60.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Lugano

Paradiso

6900

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Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'334 48.6%

Men

2'472 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

736 15.3%

Swiss citizens

1'885 39.2%

Foreign residents

2'921 60.8%

Population density

2'185 pop./km²

0–19 · 736 · 15.3%20–64 · 3'048 · 63.4%65+ · 1'022 · 21.3%

Foreign residents 60.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −47 (−1%) · 36 births · 37 deaths · net migration −48

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 Paradiso

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 Lugano: 31.4% Yes

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 48.8% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 54.5% 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 Lugano: 49.7% Yes

48.6% 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 Lugano: 74.7% Yes

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

14.06.2026Iniziativa popolare legislativa generica "Per il rimborso delle cure dentarie"Cantonal TI● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 29.4% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.6% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

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 Lugano: 28.6% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 47.2% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Distretto di Lugano: 51.7% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP26.1% · strongest party

FDP26.1%

Lega17.4%

SVP14.0%

Mitte12.6%

SP9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier58%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

58%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 2 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'214 CHF(12.2%)

Rank 2 of 100 in the canton · 343 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:12'214 CHF(~12.2%)

ParadisoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Paradiso	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	11.1%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.2%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	13.1%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	14%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	14.7%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	16.2%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	23.2%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

Lugano · 2 km

Annual mean temperature 202513.6 °C

Precipitation 20251'893 mm

13.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

2025 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 24.09.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

11.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

Per inhabitant

2'484 kWh/yr

12 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

25.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

25.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Aziende Industriali di Lugano (AIL) 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 Paradiso →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

3.76 %

Second homes

14.2 %

Avg. rooms

2.8

Dwellings

3'617

Built before 19462.5%

Built since 200128.1%

3.76 %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

3'173

Workplaces

818

Services share

89.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 328 (10.3%) · Tertiary 2'845 (89.7%)

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 15 min · Car 10 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 96/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5210

Websiteparadiso.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Lugano

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Paradiso ranks

Largest municipalities4'806 #16 TI · #457 CH Growing municipalities-1% #77 TI · #1798 CH Shrinking municipalities-1% #24 TI · #309 CH Jobs per resident0.66 #25 TI · #265 CH Families & children15.3% #71 TI · #1960 CH Age structure21.3% #81 TI · #993 CH Women share48.6% #84 TI · #1690 CH Foreign residents60.8% #1 TI · #2 CH Population density2'185/km² #5 TI · #56 CH Tax burden12'214 #2 TI · #343 CH Taxes58% #2 TI Voter turnout49.5% #91 TI · #1823 CH Against Switzerland27.5% #15 TI · #139 CH Aligned with Switzerland72.5% #62 TI · #1334 CH SVP strongholds14% #64 TI · #2022 CH SP strongholds9.7% #76 TI · #1555 CH Centre strongholds12.6% #82 TI · #997 CH FDP strongholds26.1% #13 TI · #189 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #6 TI · #1497 CH Green strongholds7.2% #67 TI · #1060 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #78 TI · #1988 CH Highest municipalities336 m #70 TI · #2034 CH Second homes14.2% #87 TI · #654 CH Best-connected municipalities15 min #5 TI · #10 CH Remotest municipalities15 min #96 TI · #2102 CH Solar potential12 GWh #76 TI · #1422 CH Solar potential per capita2'484 kWh #99 TI · #2104 CH Cheapest electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #34 TI · #847 CH Most expensive electricity25.91 Rp./kWh #72 TI · #1265 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6900

Paradiso

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Paradiso6900

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Paradiso?: The postal code of Paradiso is 6900.
What is the tax rate in Paradiso?: The municipal tax multiplier of Paradiso is 58% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Paradiso?: A single person without children pays about 12'214 CHF income tax in Paradiso on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Paradiso have?: Paradiso has 4'806 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Paradiso?: Paradiso has 2'921 foreign residents, a share of 60.78% (2025).

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