Population
14'952↑0.7%
About Meilen
Municipality · Zurich
Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
14'952
Tax multiplier
79%
Meilen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.79%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 70'700↑0.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 77'050↑0.3%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.99%↓44.4%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Settlement30%
- Forest24%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
24.7%↑0.6%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 30/ m²
+67% vs CH
Dwellings
7'172↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
4'587↓0.9%
91%
Housing market in Meilen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.99%, 105% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 79%, 28% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 87'700, 42% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Meilen has 14'952 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
