Population
5'780↑0.3%
About Neftenbach
Municipality · Zurich
Neftenbach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Neftenbach itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Hünikon, Aesch, Riet and Irchelhöfen.
Population
5'780
Tax multiplier
98%
Neftenbach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.98%↓3.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'000↓1.0%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 67'200↓0.3%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.66%↑4.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest30%
- Settlement16%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
13.6%↑2.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+26% vs CH
Dwellings
2'576↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'309↓2.1%
95%
Housing market in Neftenbach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.66%, 37% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 98%, 10% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'800, 14% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Neftenbach has 5'780 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).