Population
5'402↑1.7%
About Geroldswil
Municipality · Zurich
Geroldswil is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley.
Population
5'402
Tax multiplier
112%
Geroldswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.112%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'000↑1.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'448↑0.3%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
2.64%↑247.4%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement50%
- Forest24%
- Agriculture18%
- Other8%
Foreign residents
31.6%↑3.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 30/ m²
+69% vs CH
Dwellings
2'386↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'765↑0.3%
94%
Housing market in Geroldswil
The rental vacancy rate is 2.64%, 447% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 112%, roughly the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'000, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Geroldswil has 5'402 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).