Population
5'256↑0.1%
About Schwerzenbach
City · Zürich
Schwerzenbach is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley.
Population
5'256
Tax multiplier
103%
Schwerzenbach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.103%↓1.0%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'000↑1.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'750↑1.7%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.04%↓66.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement43%
- Agriculture36%
- Other15%
- Forest7%
Foreign residents
28.7%↑0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 29/ m²
+63% vs CH
Dwellings
2'500
Jobs (FTE)
2'100↓1.7%
95%
Housing market in Schwerzenbach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.04%, 92% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 103%, 6% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 67'750, 9% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schwerzenbach has 5'256 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).