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Hombrechtikon

Get to know Hombrechtikon

Hombrechtikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

56%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture56%
  • Settlement22%
  • Forest15%
  • Other5%
  • Water1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 14 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 26.4

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

24.427.5

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.79%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.79%

1.10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.69%
20161.40%
20171.31%
20181.60%
20191.78%
20202.34%
20211.19%
20220.46%
20231.07%
20240.66%
20250.68%
20260.79%
Net asking rentCHF 26.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 28.9/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 11'238/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings4'316Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'876 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings85During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage82%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 15.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

9'252

9.3K4.6K0
20212025
Population
20107'993
20118'096
20128'119
20138'200
20148'430
20158'485
20168'620
20178'620
20188'757
20198'775
20208'815
20218'819
20228'964
20238'999
20249'176
20259'252
More about People
Population
9'252End of 2025

2025

9'252

9.3K4.6K0
20212025
Population
20107'993
20118'096
20128'119
20138'200
20148'430
20158'485
20168'620
20178'620
20188'757
20198'775
20208'815
20218'819
20228'964
20238'999
20249'176
20259'252
Foreign residents
23.5%End of 2025

2025

23.5%

23.511.80
20212025
Foreign residents
201017.9%
201118.6%
201218.9%
201319.3%
201420.0%
201520.1%
201620.4%
201720.3%
201820.6%
201920.7%
202020.6%
202120.9%
202221.8%
202322.4%
202423.5%
202523.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'078

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'078 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'078

2.1K1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'540
20122'197
20132'194
20142'229
20152'230
20162'074
20172'116
20182'102
20192'087
20202'095
20212'040
20222'016
20232'068
20242'078

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 9'863

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 9'863/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
113%Tax year 2026

2026

113%

11959.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010119%
2011119%
2012119%
2013119%
2014119%
2015119%
2016119%
2017119%
2018119%
2019119%
2020119%
2021119%
2022119%
2023116%
2024113%
2025113%
2026113%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'250All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 51'250

51.6K25.8K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 47'200
2011CHF 47'500
2012CHF 47'200
2013CHF 47'600
2014CHF 48'700
2015CHF 49'100
2016CHF 50'300
2017CHF 50'300
2018CHF 50'100
2019CHF 51'000
2020CHF 51'150
2021CHF 51'600
2022CHF 51'250
Median net income
CHF 56'475As of 2022

2022

CHF 56'475

57.4K28.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 53'300
2011CHF 53'900
2012CHF 53'600
2013CHF 53'950
2014CHF 55'000
2015CHF 55'000
2016CHF 56'300
2017CHF 56'300
2018CHF 56'400
2019CHF 56'800
2020CHF 57'100
2021CHF 57'400
2022CHF 56'475
Paying direct federal tax77%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%Tax year 2026

2026

95%

9949.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
2021100%
202299%
202399%
202498%
202598%
202695%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of high density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Zürich
Labour market region
Wetzikon (ZH)
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020