
Lindau is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
The vacancy rate is 0.46%, 12% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 106% (2026), 3% below the average of the canton's municipalities (109.3 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 9'532 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 9'686 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 60'150 (tax period 2022). Lindau has 5'896 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.8°C with 1'108 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.0°C), coldest in January (0.9°C). Station: Zürich / Fluntern, 556 m.
Sunshine
1'694 h
Precipitation
1'108 mm
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Zürich / Fluntern has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Source: FSO
1.3 kmCHF 1'219.–/month
1.3 kmCHF 3'290.–/month
1.7 kmCHF 2'380.–/month
2.0 kmCHF 2'920.–/month
2.0 kmCHF 5'400.–/month
2.0 kmCHF 2'250.–/month
2.1 kmCHF 1'980.–/month
2 apartments are currently listed to rent in Lindau on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Lindau are offered at a median of CHF 27.3 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 27 and CHF 29 (9 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in Lindau are offered at a median of CHF 29.8 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 29.3 and CHF 31.5 (12 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Lindau is located in the canton of Zurich.
Lindau has approximately 5'896 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Lindau is 106% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 9'532 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Lindau (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.