Population
5'679↑3.2%
About Erlenbach ZH
City · Zürich
Erlenbach is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
5'679
Tax multiplier
76%
Erlenbach ZH in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.76%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 79'000↓0.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 86'439↑1.2%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.99%↑120.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement55%
- Forest24%
- Agriculture21%
Foreign residents
25.1%↑4.7%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 41/ m²
+127% vs CH
Dwellings
2'727↑2.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'317↓6.5%
89%
Housing market in Erlenbach ZH
The rental vacancy rate is 0.99%, 105% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 76%, 30% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 103'600, 67% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Erlenbach ZH has 5'679 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).