Vicinus

Zürich · Bezirk Uster · BFS commune no. 193[8]

Coat of arms of FällandenFällanden

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’831per year, after tax, insurance and rent
Income tax[1]CHF 10’90210.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 569adult, per month
Rent, 2 rooms[4]≈ CHF 1’537per month, estimate
Residents[5]9’63426.0% foreign nationals
Language region[12]Germanmajority main language
Nearest job hub[7]21 minto Dübendorf

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Fällanden ranks for your household →
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DübendorfMaurSchwerzenbachZürich DübendorfMaurSchwerzenbachZürich Fällanden

Fällanden has 9’634 residents, making it the 36th largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

26% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 10’902 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Zürich.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 569 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Dübendorf, about 21 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠[13]
1’700 h
Sunnier 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]
240 h
Less winter sun than 65% 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]
21%
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]
0%
Median: Zürich 0.1%, Switzerland 0%
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]
11%
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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children2’971
5.9%
7’289
9.1%
10’902
10.9%
22’161
14.8%
36’306
18.2%
68’868
23.0%
Married, single income, no children1’538
3.1%
4’731
5.9%
7’592
7.6%
16’286
10.9%
28’896
14.4%
58’821
19.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children884
1.8%
3’678
4.6%
6’334
6.3%
14’402
9.6%
25’340
12.7%
54’360
18.1%
Married, single income, 2 children130
0.3%
1’926
2.4%
3’791
3.8%
11’505
7.7%
22’682
11.3%
51’780
17.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 99%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 11%, Roman Catholic 11%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Zürich.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 524CHF 569
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 127CHF 147

Rent

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

FlatCHF/monthBasis
2 rooms
single
≈ CHF 1’537Estimate
3 rooms
couple
≈ CHF 1’760Estimate
4 rooms
family
≈ CHF 2’063Estimate

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]

HubMinutes
Dübendorf21
Wallisellen31
Uster32
Zürich HB38
Zürich Oerlikon38
Winterthur40
Zürich Altstetten41
Schlieren47

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[5]
Maur10’05056910’873
Dübendorf10’57156933’214
Fällanden10’9025699’634
Schwerzenbach11’0915695’256
Zürich11’848634440’935

Population

Residents9’634[5]
Foreign nationals26.0%
Aged 0–1922.1%
Aged 20–6459.2%
Aged 65+18.7%
Area6.38 km²[6]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  11. Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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 Fällanden COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.