Population
18'835↑1.7%
About Thalwil
Municipality · Zurich
Thalwil is a municipality and town in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality includes two parts: Thalwil and Gattikon.
Population
18'835
Tax multiplier
78%
Thalwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.78%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 68'000↑2.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 74'300↑2.9%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.22%↑10.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Settlement61%
- Forest22%
- Agriculture14%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
31.5%↓0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 36/ m²
+102% vs CH
Dwellings
9'545↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
5'055↑0.3%
91%
Housing market in Thalwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.22%, 54% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 78%, 29% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 80'900, 31% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Thalwil has 18'835 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).