Population
12'358↑0.5%
About Bassersdorf
City · Zürich
Bassersdorf is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley.
Population
12'358
Tax multiplier
114%
Bassersdorf in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.114%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'800↑3.5%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'875↑3.5%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.76%↓5.0%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement32%
- Forest31%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
27.9%↑1.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+29% vs CH
Dwellings
5'526↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
3'677↓2.1%
93%
Housing market in Bassersdorf
The rental vacancy rate is 0.76%, 57% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 114%, 4% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'200, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bassersdorf has 12'358 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
