Population
5'109↓0.1%
About Bauma
Municipality · Zurich
Bauma is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Population
5'109
Tax multiplier
120%
Bauma in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'900↑1.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'400↑0.8%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.97%↑70.2%
Above average in canton
- Forest54%
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement8%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
17.8%↓1.8%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'474↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'433↑2.1%
89%
Housing market in Bauma
The rental vacancy rate is 0.97%, 101% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 10% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'900, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bauma has 5'109 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).