Population
12'881↑1.0%
About Pfäffikon ZH
City · Zürich
Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz.
Population
12'881
Tax multiplier
110%
Pfäffikon ZH in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'000
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'500↑0.3%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.13%↑85.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest38%
- Settlement9%
Foreign residents
20.6%↓0.1%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 11'829/ m²
+39% vs CH
Dwellings
6'154↑7.7%
Jobs (FTE)
4'222↑1.5%
93%
Property market in Pfäffikon ZH
The rental vacancy rate is 0.13%, 73% below the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, roughly the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'600, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Pfäffikon ZH has 12'881 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
