Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Pfäffikon ZH belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.16%, 70% below the cantonal average (0.53 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110% (2026), roughly the average of the canton's municipalities (109.3 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 9'721 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Pfäffikon (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 9'686 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 55'000 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 12'881 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.1°C with 1'169 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.4°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Aadorf / Tänikon, 539 m.
Sunshine
1'573 h
Precipitation
1'169 mm
Aadorf / Tänikon · 539 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Zürich / Fluntern has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
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2 apartments are currently listed to buy in Pfäffikon ZH on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Pfäffikon are offered for sale at a median of CHF 11'711 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 10'531 and CHF 13'696 (8 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Pfäffikon ZH is located in the canton of Zürich.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Pfäffikon ZH is 110% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 9'721 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Pfäffikon (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
