Population
3'957↑1.5%
About Elsau
City · Zürich
Elsau is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
3'957
Tax multiplier
117%
Elsau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'300↑2.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'272↑0.7%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.64%↓28.1%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture55%
- Forest25%
- Settlement20%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
18.5%↑6.1%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+12% vs CH
Dwellings
1'719↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
967↑3.2%
93%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Elsau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.64%, 33% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 7% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'800, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Elsau has 3'957 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
