Population
6'814↑0.1%
About Buchs (ZH)
Municipality · Zurich
Buchs is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Population
6'814
Tax multiplier
105%
Buchs (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.105%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'800↑2.6%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'000↑2.1%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.58%↓6.5%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Settlement28%
- Forest26%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
28.4%↓0.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 26/ m²
+47% vs CH
Dwellings
3'103↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
2'335↑0.7%
95%
15%
Fibre
Housing market in Buchs (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.58%, 20% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 105%, 4% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'900, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Buchs (ZH) has 6'814 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
