Zürich · Bezirk Winterthur · BFS commune no. 211^[8]

Altikon

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’530per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’61111.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 536adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’286per month, estimate

Residents^[5]7609.3% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[7]44 minto Winterthur

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Altikon has 760 residents, making it the 152nd largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

9% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 23% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’611 a year in income tax here, less than in 4 of its 6 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 536 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Winterthur, about 44 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’182 6.4%	7’781 9.7%	11’611 11.6%	23’485 15.7%	38’358 19.2%	72’525 24.2%
Married, single income, no children	1’647 3.3%	5’058 6.3%	8’100 8.1%	17’294 11.5%	30’512 15.3%	61’836 20.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	948 1.9%	3’942 4.9%	6’775 6.8%	15’332 10.2%	26’846 13.4%	57’210 19.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	136 0.3%	2’072 2.6%	4’080 4.1%	12’256 8.2%	24’012 12.0%	54’441 18.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 114%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 12%, Roman Catholic 12%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of Zürich.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 478	CHF 536
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 116	CHF 139

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’286	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’513	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’783	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Winterthur	44
Zürich Airport	66
Dübendorf	68
Frauenfeld	69
Zürich Oerlikon	71
Zürich HB	77
Zürich Altstetten	79
Schlieren	82

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Dinhard	10’476	536	1’734
Rickenbach (ZH)	11’517	536	2’895
Altikon	11’611	536	760
Thalheim an der Thur	11’753	536	1’024
Ellikon an der Thur	11’753	536	1’027
NeunfornTG	12’442	530	1’170
Uesslingen-BuchTG	13’028	530	1’242

Population

Residents760^[5]

Foreign nationals9.3%

Aged 0–1921.3%

Aged 20–6455.4%

Aged 65+23.3%

Area7.7 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Altikon COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.