
Zell is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
The vacancy rate is 0.74%, 41% above the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115% (2026), 5% above the average of the canton's municipalities (109.3 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 9'958 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 50'100 (tax period 2022). Zell (ZH) has 6'855 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Annual mean 9.1°C with 1'169 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.4°C), coldest in January (0.4°C). Station: Aadorf / Tänikon, 539 m.
Sunshine
1'573 h
Precipitation
1'169 mm
Aadorf / Tänikon · 539 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
5 apartments are currently listed to rent in Zell (ZH) on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in Zell (ZH) are offered at a median of CHF 19.7 net (without ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 16.4 and CHF 20.8 (9 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). Flats and houses in Zell (ZH) are offered at a median of CHF 21.7 gross (with ancillary costs) per m² per month, the middle half between CHF 19.7 and CHF 24.4 (11 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking rents from listings on Swiss portals, not rents paid.
Zell (ZH) is located in the canton of Zurich.
Zell (ZH) has approximately 6'855 residents.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Zell (ZH) is 115% 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 9'958 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in Zell (ZH) (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.
3.8 kmCHF 3'550.–/month
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4.3 kmCHF 1'770.–/month
4.3 kmCHF 1'730.–/month