Population
6'449↑0.7%
About Rüschlikon
Municipality · Zurich
Rüschlikon is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located on the west shore of Lake Zürich.
Population
6'449
Tax multiplier
75%
Rüschlikon in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 82'900↑4.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 91'100↑6.5%
84%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.64%↓28.1%
Middle in canton
- Settlement60%
- Forest23%
- Agriculture16%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
31.2%↓2.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 19'952/ m²
+135% vs CH
Dwellings
2'969↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
2'043↓3.4%
88%
Property market in Rüschlikon
The rental vacancy rate is 0.64%, 33% above the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 31% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 102'500, 66% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rüschlikon has 6'449 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
