Population
14'378↑1.2%
About Richterswil
Municipality · Zurich
Richterswil is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
14'378
Tax multiplier
99%
Richterswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
99%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 74'956
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.39%↑34.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Settlement43%
- Forest8%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.1%↑2.8%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
6'667↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
3'494↑4.3%
93%
24%
Fibre
Housing market in Richterswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 19% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 9% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 74'956, 12% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Richterswil has 14'378 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
