Population
10'873↓0.1%
About Forch
City · Zürich
Forch is a village and a mountain pass located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Population
10'873
Tax multiplier
81%
Forch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.81%↓4.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 65'100↑1.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 71'100↑0.6%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.37%↓17.8%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest26%
- Settlement23%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.6%↓1.0%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 12'256/ m²
+44% vs CH
Dwellings
5'135↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'724↑2.5%
93%
Property market in Forch
The rental vacancy rate is 0.37%, 23% below the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 81%, 26% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 80'000, 29% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Forch has 10'873 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).