Population
5'241↑1.3%
About Elgg
Municipality · Zurich
Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.
Population
5'241
Tax multiplier
119%
Elgg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.119%↓1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'300↑2.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'900↑1.9%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.48%↑174.1%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest43%
- Settlement10%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
20.7%↓0.4%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+1% vs CH
Dwellings
2'432↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'390↑2.7%
90%
Housing market in Elgg
The rental vacancy rate is 1.48%, 206% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 119%, 9% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'400, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Elgg has 5'241 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).