Lomazzo is useful for commuters who want an Italian base with daily travel to Ticino. Compare border crossing, fiscal zone, local tax, rent and peak-time waits together.
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Toward Lugano, Drezzo-Pedrinate is the better option: about 51 min including 0 min wait.
From Lomazzo, the nearest crossing in the model is Drezzo-Pedrinate, about 13.4 km as the crow flies from the municipal centre. With the current snapshot the crossing weighs around 0 min; on ordinary days the declared historical wait is 2-5 min in the morning and 3-8 min in the evening.
For a job in Ticino, a prudent estimate is around 35 minutes to Mendrisio, 51 minutes to Lugano and 58 minutes to Locarno, including the approach to the crossing and the wait. These are orientation estimates: incidents, school traffic and weather can change the result a lot.
The real game is adding net salary, housing and time. Here you have a local surcharge of 0.7%, indicative rent of EUR 580 and an estimated monthly car cost from EUR 271. Before moving, compare at least three municipalities in the same corridor.
Within 3.4 km of Lomazzo there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Bregnano, Cirimido, Cadorago, Cermenate, Fenegrò and Guanzate.
Across this group the municipal surcharge runs from 0.6% (Bregnano) to 0.7% (Lomazzo).
Lomazzo sits at 0.7%: 7 of 7 counting from the lowest.
Of 7 comparable towns, this page ranks 7 on the municipal surcharge, at 0.7%.
Ahead in the ranking, in order: Bregnano, Cadorago, Cermenate, Cirimido, Fenegrò and Guanzate.
just ahead is Guanzate (0.6%)
Across the group the highest value is 0.7% (Lomazzo) and the lowest 0.6% (Bregnano).
Of 7 comparable towns, this page ranks 7 on indicative monthly rent, at EUR 580.
Ahead in the ranking, in order: Bregnano, Cadorago, Cermenate, Cirimido, Fenegrò and Guanzate.
just ahead is Guanzate (EUR 560)
Across the group the highest value is EUR 580 (Lomazzo) and the lowest EUR 550 (Bregnano).
Of 7 comparable towns, this page ranks 2 on population, at 8,500.
Ahead in the ranking, in order: Cermenate.
Further down the ranking: Cadorago, Bregnano, Guanzate, Fenegrò and Cirimido.
just ahead is Cermenate (9,426)
just behind is Cadorago (8,019)
Across the group the highest value is 9,426 (Cermenate) and the lowest 2,179 (Cirimido).
Of 7 comparable towns, this page ranks 3 on distance to the border, at 14 km.
Ahead in the ranking, in order: Cadorago and Guanzate.
Further down the ranking: Cermenate, Cirimido, Fenegrò and Bregnano.
just ahead is Guanzate (12 km)
just behind is Cermenate (15 km)
Across the group the highest value is 16 km (Bregnano) and the lowest 12 km (Cadorago).
By population, this town ranks 30 of 320 at 8,500; immediately above: Mozzate and Vergiate; immediately below: Gorla Minore and Cadorago.
By distance to the border, this town ranks 142 of 320 at 14 km; immediately above: Vedano Olona and Venegono Superiore; immediately below: Alserio and Anzano del Parco.
By indicative monthly rent, this town ranks 292 of 320 at EUR 580; immediately above: Turate and Uggiate-Trevano; immediately below: Lurate Caccivio and Appiano Gentile.
By the municipal surcharge, this town ranks 307 of 320 at 0.7%; immediately above: Montano Lucino and Villadossola; immediately below: Erba and Mariano Comense.
In province CO, the corridor towns with the closest population are Mozzate and Cadorago.
| Town | Distance from here | Municipal surcharge | One-bedroom rent | Distance to border |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomazzo (here) | — | 0.7% | EUR 580 | 14 km |
| Bregnano | 1.5 km | 0.6% | EUR 550 | 16 km |
| Cirimido | 2.3 km | 0.6% | EUR 550 | 15 km |
| Cadorago | 2.4 km | 0.6% | EUR 550 | 12 km |
| Cermenate | 3.0 km | 0.6% | EUR 550 | 15 km |
| Fenegrò | 3.3 km | 0.6% | EUR 550 | 15 km |
| Guanzate | 3.4 km | 0.6% | EUR 560 | 12 km |
Straight-line distances computed from the town-centre coordinates in our dataset. 2024 IRPEF surcharge, indicative area rent and distance to the border from the same municipal dataset as the metrics above.
Lomazzo appears in zone 1A in the internal border-municipality dataset used by Frontaliere Ticino. Always verify your individual tax status before moving.
For Lomazzo, the nearest crossing in our geographic calculation is Drezzo-Pedrinate. During peak hours, compare it with nearby alternatives before leaving.
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