Population
25'704↓0.2%
About Wädenswil
Municipality · Zurich
Wädenswil is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, as of 2013, was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.
Population
25'704
Tax multiplier
102%
Wädenswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
102%↓1.0%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 72'267
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.36%↓12.2%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Settlement20%
- Forest15%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
24.5%↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
12'500↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
7'722↓0.6%
91%
26%
Fibre
Housing market in Wädenswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 25% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 102%, 7% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 72'267, 8% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Wädenswil has 25'704 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
