Population
26'012↑1.2%
About Wädenswil
City · Zürich
Wädenswil is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, as of 2013, was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.
Population
26'012
Tax multiplier
102%
Wädenswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.102%↓1.0%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'200↑2.4%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'465↑2.1%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.36%↓12.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Settlement20%
- Forest15%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
24.9%↑1.6%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 29/ m²
+61% vs CH
Dwellings
12'500↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
7'693↓0.4%
91%
Housing market in Wädenswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 25% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 102%, 7% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 67'800, 9% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wädenswil has 26'012 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).