Population
24'590↑0.3%
About Bülach
Municipality · Zurich
Bülach is a historic town and a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of Bülach district. It is situated in the Glatt Valley to the east of the small river Glatt and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the High Rhine and about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the Zurich Airport.
Population
24'590
Tax multiplier
114%
Bülach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.114%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'800↑2.0%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'000↑2.0%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.62%↑6.9%
Middle in canton
- Forest39%
- Settlement31%
- Agriculture30%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
31.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 11'866/ m²
+40% vs CH
Dwellings
11'290↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
8'706↑2.3%
94%
Property market in Bülach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.62%, 28% above the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 114%, 4% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'900, 3% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bülach has 24'590 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
