Population
7'076↑2.3%
About Oberengstringen
City · Zürich
Oberengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.
Population
7'076
Tax multiplier
109%
Oberengstringen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.109%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'700↑1.9%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'050↑0.9%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.60%↑20.0%
Middle in canton
- Settlement52%
- Forest24%
- Agriculture20%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
36.4%↓0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 27/ m²
+53% vs CH
Dwellings
3'500↑2.9%
Jobs (FTE)
908↓4.9%
93%
Housing market in Oberengstringen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.60%, 24% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 109%, roughly the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'400, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Oberengstringen has 7'076 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).