Population
14'545↑1.2%
About Richterswil
Municipality · Zurich
Richterswil is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
14'545
Tax multiplier
99%
Richterswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.99%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'800↑2.4%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'800↑1.7%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.39%↑34.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Settlement43%
- Forest8%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.1%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 34/ m²
+90% vs CH
Dwellings
6'667↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
3'599↑3.0%
93%
Housing market in Richterswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 19% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 9% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'300, 14% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Richterswil has 14'545 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).