Population
15'250↑0.5%
About Küsnacht (ZH)
Municipality · Zurich
Küsnacht is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Population
15'250
Tax multiplier
73%
Küsnacht (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.73%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 76'600↑1.3%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 83'750↑1.5%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.34%↓1.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement35%
- Agriculture33%
- Forest31%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
28.3%↑0.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 31/ m²
+72% vs CH
Dwellings
7'537↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
5'095↑4.9%
87%
Housing market in Küsnacht (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.34%, 177% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 73%, 33% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 100'100, 62% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Küsnacht (ZH) has 15'250 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
