Population
12'911↑0.2%
About Affoltern am Albis
Municipality · Zurich
Affoltern am Albis is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
12'911
Tax multiplier
122%
Affoltern am Albis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'400↑3.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'775↑1.4%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.68%↑4.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Settlement30%
- Forest28%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
31.3%↑1.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 12'389/ m²
+46% vs CH
Dwellings
6'029↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
5'299↑1.5%
94%
62%
Fibre
Property market in Affoltern am Albis
The rental vacancy rate is 0.68%, 41% above the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 12% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'500, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Affoltern am Albis has 12'911 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
