Ticino · Distretto di Lugano · BFS commune no. 5225^[8]

Sorengo

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’388per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 12’58312.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 712adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’040per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2’15336.2% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Italianmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]14 minto Lugano

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Sorengo ranks for your household →
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Sorengo has 2’153 residents, making it the 45th largest of the 100 communes in the canton of Ticino.

36% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 12’583 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 3 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Ticino.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 712 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Lugano, about 14 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	2’975 6.0%	8’234 10.3%	12’583 12.6%	25’097 16.7%	39’672 19.8%	71’715 23.9%
Married, single income, no children	884 1.8%	3’934 4.9%	7’378 7.4%	18’572 12.4%	32’740 16.4%	65’367 21.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	180 0.4%	2’335 2.9%	5’239 5.2%	15’386 10.3%	28’078 14.0%	59’973 20.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	40 0.1%	868 1.1%	2’498 2.5%	11’813 7.9%	24’856 12.4%	56’898 19.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 65%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Ticino.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 677	CHF 712
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 157	CHF 186

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’040	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’213	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’459	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Lugano	14
Bellinzona	48
Locarno	66
Zug	129
Rotkreuz	139
Baar	140
Luzern	141
Zürich HB	156

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Collina d'Oro	12’254	712	4’932
Sorengo	12’583	712	2’153
Muzzano	13’241	712	775
Lugano	13’373	712	63’691

Population

Residents2’153^[5]

Foreign nationals36.2%

Aged 0–1919.9%

Aged 20–6461.5%

Aged 65+18.6%

Area0.85 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Sorengo-coat of arms.svg, Delta-9, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.