Summary

The population of Chiasso has changed by -0.21% in the past 3 years and now numbers 7565 inhabitants.

Demographic data

The 58’455 CHF. 31.06% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory education, 45.9% have an SEK II qualification, 7.71% have a higher vocational education qualification and 15.32% of the population have a university degree. As a result, the region has high social standards. Approximately 2.18% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The overall tax percentage is 11.46%. This varies on an individual basis and is based on income, marital status and the total amount of deductions, among other factors. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 15.76% tax in Chiasso, married couples with two children 6.32% and couples with no children 10.03%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person with no children is 17.19%.

New buildings

Housing has changed by 222 in Chiasso over the last 5 years. 10 one-room apartments have been created – ideal for singles. A total of 111 new 2-room apartments have additionally been constructed. 70 new apartments with 3 rooms and 22 apartments with 4 rooms were also built in the area. 8 5-room apartments and 1 6+ room apartment were also newly created.

Housing stock

Thanks to new construction, the housing stock in Chiasso has changed, and there are now a total of 5596 apartments. The total number of 1-room apartments is 485. There are also 1223 apartments with 2 rooms, 2062 apartments with 3 rooms and 1323 apartments with 4 rooms. There are 332 5-room apartments and 171 large apartments with 6 or more rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of uninhabited apartments in Chiasso is 10.44%. This means that 7.79% of the 1-room apartments, 11.95% of apartments with 2 rooms, 12.9% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 8.1% of 4-room apartments and 5.06% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 6.13%; 6.13% of those vacant properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average rent of CHF 1086 per month. In terms of the available rents, a quarter of them are equal to or lower than a monthly rent of CHF 900. Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1250, or are equivalent to this amount.