Population
37'031↑1.3%
About Uster
City · Zürich
Uster is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich.
Population
37'031
Tax multiplier
112%
Uster in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.112%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'800↑1.5%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'800↑1.6%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.30%↓29.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Settlement29%
- Forest27%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
25.4%↑0.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+34% vs CH
Dwellings
17'385↓0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
14'003↑2.1%
94%
55%
Fibre
Housing market in Uster
The rental vacancy rate is 1.30%, 169% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 112%, roughly the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 66'000, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Uster has 37'031 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
