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Zell (ZH)

Get to know Zell (ZH)

Zell is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

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

43%

Forest

  • Forest43%
  • Agriculture41%
  • Settlement15%
  • Water2%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 8 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

16.320.6

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.74%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.74%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.54%
20160.30%
20170.97%
20180.69%
20190.36%
20200.75%
20210.24%
20220.03%
20230.26%
20241.16%
20250.68%
20260.74%
Net asking rentCHF 19.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 22.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 7'664/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings3'113Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'257 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings2During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage16%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 27.9% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

6'855

6.9K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20105'358
20115'437
20125'489
20135'638
20145'696
20155'700
20165'756
20175'939
20186'032
20196'299
20206'430
20216'445
20226'491
20236'717
20246'809
20256'855
More about People
Population
6'855End of 2025

2025

6'855

6.9K3.4K0
20212025
Population
20105'358
20115'437
20125'489
20135'638
20145'696
20155'700
20165'756
20175'939
20186'032
20196'299
20206'430
20216'445
20226'491
20236'717
20246'809
20256'855
Foreign residents
23.1%End of 2025

2025

23.1%

23.111.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201018.4%
201119.8%
201220.1%
201321.2%
201421.4%
201521.4%
201621.4%
201721.8%
201821.7%
201922.4%
202021.9%
202121.3%
202221.6%
202322.6%
202422.3%
202523.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'190

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'190 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'190

1.2K5980
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011962
20121'030
20131'037
20141'056
20151'062
20161'069
20171'065
20181'062
20191'038
20201'060
20211'095
20221'142
20231'196
20241'190

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 9'958

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 9'958/ 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
115%Tax year 2026

2026

115%

118590
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010122%
2011122%
2012122%
2013122%
2014122%
2015122%
2016122%
2017122%
2018122%
2019118%
2020118%
2021118%
2022118%
2023118%
2024118%
2025118%
2026115%
Median taxable income
CHF 50'100All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 50'100

50.1K25.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 43'300
2011CHF 43'600
2012CHF 43'400
2013CHF 44'600
2014CHF 45'500
2015CHF 44'400
2016CHF 46'200
2017CHF 47'600
2018CHF 47'800
2019CHF 48'300
2020CHF 49'000
2021CHF 49'450
2022CHF 50'100
Median net income
CHF 56'200As of 2022

2022

CHF 56'200

56.2K28.1K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 49'550
2011CHF 50'300
2012CHF 50'300
2013CHF 50'250
2014CHF 51'800
2015CHF 50'200
2016CHF 52'400
2017CHF 54'150
2018CHF 54'000
2019CHF 54'200
2020CHF 55'000
2021CHF 55'400
2022CHF 56'200
Paying direct federal tax76%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 medium density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Zürich
Labour market region
Winterthur
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020