Population
21'462↓0.4%
About Opfikon
Municipality · Zurich
Opfikon is the name of a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach.
Population
21'462
Tax multiplier
94%
Opfikon in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.94%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'500↑3.4%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'100↑2.9%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.13%↓89.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement66%
- Agriculture16%
- Forest16%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
46.3%↓0.3%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 11'548/ m²
+36% vs CH
Dwellings
10'000↓2.5%
Jobs (FTE)
22'339↑6.5%
94%
49%
Fibre
Property market in Opfikon
The rental vacancy rate is 0.13%, 73% below the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 94%, 14% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'200, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Opfikon has 21'462 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
