
Municipality · Zurich
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.
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).
18 apartments & houses are currently listed to rent in Wädenswil on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
The median asking rent in Wädenswil is around CHF 29 per m² per month. For an 80 m² property that works out to roughly CHF 2'325 per month — actual prices vary by neighbourhood, condition and amenities.
Wädenswil is located in the canton of Zurich.
Wädenswil has approximately 26'012 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Wädenswil is 102% of the cantonal base rate. Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate.
CHF 3'929 /month
5 rooms · 165 m²
Dorfstrasse 46, 8816 Hirzel
CHF 4'209 /month
6.5 rooms · 190 m²
Chalbisauweg 9, 8816 Hirzel
CHF 5'600 /month
5.5 rooms · 197 m²
8805 Richterswil
8816 Hirzel
CHF 7'500 /month
7 rooms · 220 m²
8805 Richterswil
CHF 5'600 /month
5.5 rooms · 197 m²
8805 Richterswil