Population
440'935↑1.0%
About Altstadt
District · Zurich
Population
440'935
Tax multiplier
119%
Altstadt in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.119%
Median taxable income
CHF 55'400↑2.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'650↑2.2%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.10%↑42.9%
−91% vs CH
- Settlement62%
- Forest26%
- Agriculture10%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
34.2%↑0.6%
Median price
CHF 19'065/ m²
+124% vs CH
Dwellings
235'000↓2.7%
Jobs (FTE)
420'208↑0.5%
91%
84%
Fibre
Property market in Altstadt
The rental vacancy rate is 0.10%, 79% below the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 119%, 9% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'000, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Altstadt has 440'935 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
