Zürich · Bezirk Bülach · BFS commune no. 53^[8]

Bülach

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’642per 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 1’360per month, estimate

Residents^[5]24’59031.6% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]30 minto Zürich Oerlikon

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Bülach has 24’590 residents, making it the 9th largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

32% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’611 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 8 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 Zürich Oerlikon, about 30 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’660 h; Less sunny than 55% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 220 h; Less winter sun than 80% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 22%; More than in 75% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 1%; More than in 85% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 12%; Median: Zürich 8%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

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 10%, Roman Catholic 11%.^[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 1’360	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’565	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 79
4 rooms family	CHF 1’852	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 73

BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. 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
Zürich Oerlikon	30
Zürich Airport	32
Zürich HB	40
Winterthur	42
Schaffhausen	43
Wallisellen	43
Zürich Altstetten	46
Schlieren	49

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]
Winkel	9’814	536	5’117
Rorbas	11’091	536	3’078
Bachenbülach	11’233	536	4’450
Höri	11’422	536	3’676
Embrach	11’517	536	10’415
Eglisau	11’564	536	5’794
Bülach	11’611	536	24’590
Hochfelden	11’706	536	2’019
Glattfelden	11’895	536	5’555

Compare Bülach with: Embrach

Population

Residents24’590^[5]

Foreign nationals31.6%

Aged 0–1920.8%

Aged 20–6462.1%

Aged 65+17.1%

Area16.09 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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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