Morcote

Municipality in the canton of Ticino FSO no. 5203 Data 2025, as of 29 Sept 2026

In 2025, 10 of 943 dwellings stood vacant in Morcote, a vacancy rate of 1.06%.

The vacancy rate fell from 3.41% in 2016 to 1.06% in 2025 (-2.35 pp).

That is the 67th highest vacancy rate of 100 municipalities in the canton of Ticino.

Key figures 2025

Vacancy rate
1.06%
Vacant dwellings
10
Dwelling stock
943

Vacancy trend 2016-2025

Vacancy rate, vacant dwellings and dwelling stock, 2016 to 2025
YearRateVacantStock
20251.06%10943
20241.60%15938
20232.07%19918
20221.09%10917
20212.84%26915
20201.54%14909
20192.41%22913
20182.20%20909
20171.54%14909
20163.41%31909

Breakdown of vacant dwellings

Of the 10 vacant dwellings, 3 are in single-family houses and 7 in multi-family houses; 8 are for rent and 2 for sale; 2 are new and 8 older.

House type

House typeVacantRateShare of vacant
Single-family houses30.32%30%
Multi-family houses70.74%70%

Sale / rent

Sale / rentVacantRateShare of vacant
For sale20.21%20%
For rent80.85%80%

Dwelling age

Dwelling ageVacantRateShare of vacant
New dwellings20.21%20%
Older dwellings80.85%80%

Comparison

The canton of Ticino average is 1.92% (4’936 vacant of 257’083 dwellings).

Across Switzerland it is 1.00% (48’455 vacant of 4’845’500 dwellings).

ComparisonRateVacantStock
Morcote1.06%10943
Ticino1.92%4’936257’083
Switzerland1.00%48’4554’845’500

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Source and method

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), survey of vacant dwellings (Leerwohnungszählung), via stats.swiss. The dwelling stock is estimated from the published counts and rates.

House type, tenure and dwelling age are three independent breakdowns of the same vacant dwellings; they cannot be combined (there is no "rented new dwelling" figure).

Vacancy data for 2025, statistics computed on 29 Sept 2026.

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