Population
4'361↑0.4%
About Unterengstringen
Municipality · Zurich
Unterengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.
Population
4'361
Tax multiplier
102%
Unterengstringen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.102%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 62'750↑4.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 69'175↑3.9%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.29%↓27.9%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest26%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
27.2%↑2.7%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 28/ m²
+58% vs CH
Dwellings
2'016↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
790↓1.5%
94%
Housing market in Unterengstringen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.29%, 167% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 102%, 7% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 73'350, 18% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Unterengstringen has 4'361 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).