Living in Ponte Tresa

Ponte Tresa is a small municipality in Ticino, Switzerland, home to 773 people in the Italian-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents773
Density1,840 per km²
Area0.4 km²
Tax, single, CHF 100k12.8%
Tax, family, CHF 100k4.2%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.05‰
Hub airport39 km (Milan Malpensa International)
Nearest city of 100k+54 km
Within 30 km1,109,700 people
Lake shore2 km (Lake Lugano)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 470 m, height range 280 m
Nearest large lakeLago di Lugano - Ceresio, 2.1 km
Main railway line6.4 km
Border with Italy2 km
Distance to Bern150 km
Within 10 km180,386 people
Winter daylight8 h 38 min, sunset 16:42

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How Ponte Tresa ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Ticino
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner44#523 of 2,172#63 of 111Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)99
  • Lifestyle and amenities87
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance85
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance85
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)79
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)77
  • Health and elderly75
  • Flat land (terrain relief)70
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)69
  • Mobility and connectivity68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)68
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)67
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance65
  • Taxes and wealth64
  • Real estate62
  • Jobs and economy54
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Affordability48
  • Safety and community44
  • Foundation34
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)26
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)25
  • Green space17
  • Education and family12
  • Demographics12
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)1
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20197952019: 79520208002020: 80020217732021: 773

−2.8% from 2019 to 2021. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.