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Municipality · Zurich

Wald (ZH)

Get to know Wald (ZH)

Wald is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil 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.

52%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture52%
  • Forest33%
  • Settlement13%
  • Other<1%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 6 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.4

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.331.0

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
2.04%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.04%

2.51.30
20222026
Vacancy
20150.67%
20160.86%
20173.16%
20182.87%
20192.98%
20203.17%
20211.62%
20221.58%
20232.07%
20242.53%
20252.02%
20262.04%
Net asking rentCHF 19.4/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 20.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'333/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings5'045Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'998 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings14During 2024
Primary residences92%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage6%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 19.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

10'686

10.7K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20108'973
20119'223
20129'343
20139'346
20149'478
20159'447
20169'645
20179'815
20189'949
201910'096
202010'200
202110'290
202210'343
202310'562
202410'620
202510'686
More about People
Population
10'686End of 2025

2025

10'686

10.7K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20108'973
20119'223
20129'343
20139'346
20149'478
20159'447
20169'645
20179'815
20189'949
201910'096
202010'200
202110'290
202210'343
202310'562
202410'620
202510'686
Foreign residents
27.9%End of 2025

2025

27.9%

27.913.90
20212025
Foreign residents
201023.8%
201124.9%
201225.1%
201326.0%
201426.4%
201526.4%
201626.2%
201726.3%
201826.5%
201926.6%
202026.5%
202126.7%
202226.4%
202327.4%
202427.7%
202527.9%
Jobs (FTE)
2'539

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'539 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'539

2.5K1.3K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'407
20122'385
20132'483
20142'478
20152'487
20162'532
20172'588
20182'560
20192'558
20202'454
20212'499
20222'529
20232'474
20242'539

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 10'289

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'289/ 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
122%Tax year 2026

2026

122%

122610
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010122%
2011122%
2012121%
2013121%
2014120%
2015119%
2016119%
2017122%
2018122%
2019122%
2020122%
2021122%
2022122%
2023122%
2024122%
2025122%
2026122%
Median taxable income
CHF 46'600All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 46'600

46.6K23.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 41'300
2011CHF 40'750
2012CHF 41'300
2013CHF 41'400
2014CHF 42'700
2015CHF 42'400
2016CHF 44'200
2017CHF 44'500
2018CHF 44'950
2019CHF 45'100
2020CHF 45'400
2021CHF 45'900
2022CHF 46'600
Median net income
CHF 52'100As of 2022

2022

CHF 52'100

52.1K26.1K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 47'250
2011CHF 46'700
2012CHF 46'800
2013CHF 47'200
2014CHF 48'300
2015CHF 48'200
2016CHF 50'100
2017CHF 50'500
2018CHF 50'900
2019CHF 51'350
2020CHF 51'100
2021CHF 51'675
2022CHF 52'100
Paying direct federal tax74%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
Labour market region
Wetzikon (ZH)
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020