Population
24'641↑0.4%
About Horgen
Municipality · Zurich
Horgen is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
24'641
Tax multiplier
90%
Horgen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.90%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'500↑2.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 67'100↑2.4%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.39%↓20.4%
Below average in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture38%
- Settlement19%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
31.6%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 15'192/ m²
+79% vs CH
Dwellings
11'795↑5.1%
Jobs (FTE)
8'369↑1.3%
90%
13%
Fibre
Property market in Horgen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 19% below the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 90%, 18% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 73'200, 18% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Horgen has 24'641 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
