Population
2'373
About Freienstein
City · Zürich
Freienstein-Teufen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
2'373
Tax multiplier
99%
Freienstein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.99%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 59'550↑3.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 66'900↑4.0%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.65%↑38.3%
Middle in canton
- Forest50%
- Agriculture38%
- Settlement10%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.8%↑0.7%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'077↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
487↑2.5%
95%
5%
Fibre
Housing market in Freienstein
The rental vacancy rate is 0.65%, 35% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 9% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 69'500, 12% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Freienstein has 2'373 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
