Population
9'634
About Benglen
City · Zürich
Population
9'634
Tax multiplier
99%
Benglen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.99%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'100↑2.0%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 67'350↑2.7%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.64%↓74.7%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture35%
- Settlement33%
- Forest27%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
26.0%↑0.9%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+34% vs CH
Dwellings
4'375↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
2'525↑3.6%
95%
Housing market in Benglen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.64%, 33% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 9% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 72'800, 18% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Benglen has 9'634 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).