What is the postal code of Vacallo?

The postal code of Vacallo is 6833.

What is the tax rate in Vacallo?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vacallo is 84% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Vacallo?

A single person without children pays about 13'940 CHF income tax in Vacallo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vacallo have?

Vacallo has 3'511 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vacallo?

Vacallo has 1'178 foreign residents, a share of 33.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI · Distretto di Mendrisio

Vacallo

6833

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'778 50.6%

Men

1'733 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

612 17.4%

Swiss citizens

2'333 66.5%

Foreign residents

1'178 33.6%

Population density

2'154 pop./km²

0–19 · 612 · 17.4%20–64 · 2'055 · 58.5%65+ · 844 · 24.0%

Foreign residents 33.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +20 (+0.6%) · 15 births · 37 deaths · net migration +41

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 Vacallo

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

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

48.9% 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

76.6% YesNo 23.4%

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

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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 Mendrisio: 31.2% Yes

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte24.5% · strongest party

Mitte24.5%

FDP20.8%

SP12.5%

SVP12.4%

Lega11.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier84%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

84%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 46 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'940 CHF(13.9%)

Rank 46 of 100 in the canton · 822 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:13'940 CHF(~13.9%)

VacalloCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vacallo	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.9%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	14.9%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.9%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	16.7%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.4%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20.1%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	21.6%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.9%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	24%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	25%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	25.9%	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 1991–20201'655 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

881 m

Mean elevation

388 m

Relief

656 m

Mean slope

17.8°

Flat share

7.3%

South-facing

65.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 656 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

22.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'900

Per inhabitant

6'289 kWh/yr

22 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 Vacallo →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

6.99 %

Second homes

13.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'017

Built before 19464.4%

Built since 200127.0%

6.99 %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

590

Workplaces

212

Services share

83.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 494 (83.7%)

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 57 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 37/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5268

Websitevacallo.ch ↗

DistrictDistretto di Mendrisio

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vacallo ranks

Largest municipalities3'511 #23 TI · #628 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #33 TI · #1061 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #69 TI · #1055 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #89 TI · #1910 CH Families & children17.4% #44 TI · #1775 CH Age structure24% #60 TI · #524 CH Women share50.6% #56 TI · #594 CH Foreign residents33.6% #19 TI · #185 CH Population density2'154/km² #6 TI · #60 CH Tax burden13'940 #46 TI · #822 CH Taxes84% #46 TI Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #40 TI · #136 CH Sunniest municipalities54.9% #60 TI · #87 CH Rainiest municipalities1'655 mm #67 TI · #131 CH Voter turnout56% #54 TI · #1090 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #54 TI · #430 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #24 TI · #1051 CH SVP strongholds12.4% #84 TI · #2065 CH SP strongholds12.5% #39 TI · #1227 CH Centre strongholds24.5% #15 TI · #367 CH FDP strongholds20.8% #41 TI · #399 CH GLP strongholds1.4% #52 TI · #1883 CH Green strongholds8.7% #50 TI · #772 CH Largest by area1.6 km² #87 TI · #2059 CH Highest municipalities367 m #57 TI · #1997 CH Second homes13.6% #90 TI · #715 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #65 TI · #691 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #37 TI · #1436 CH Highest peaks881 m #64 TI · #855 CH Highest-lying municipalities388 m #71 TI · #2009 CH Greatest vertical range656 m #62 TI · #582 CH Steepest municipalities17.8° #61 TI · #464 CH Solar potential22 GWh #46 TI · #944 CH Solar potential per capita6'289 kWh #94 TI · #1789 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #59 TI · #906 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #45 TI · #1204 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6833

Vacallo

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vacallo6833

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vacallo?: The postal code of Vacallo is 6833.
What is the tax rate in Vacallo?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vacallo is 84% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Vacallo?: A single person without children pays about 13'940 CHF income tax in Vacallo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vacallo have?: Vacallo has 3'511 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vacallo?: Vacallo has 1'178 foreign residents, a share of 33.55% (2025).

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