Population
6'081↑2.0%
About Obfelden
Municipality · Zurich
Obfelden is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
6'081
Tax multiplier
118%
Obfelden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%↓0.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'100↑0.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'300↑0.5%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.22%↓19.7%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Settlement25%
- Forest21%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
23.3%↑0.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'705↑2.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'150↑6.7%
94%
Housing market in Obfelden
The rental vacancy rate is 1.22%, 153% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 8% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 67'200, 9% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Obfelden has 6'081 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
