Zürich · Bezirk Bülach · BFS commune no. 58^[8]

Glattfelden

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’246per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’89511.9% of income

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

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

Residents^[5]5’55526.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]54 minto Zürich Oerlikon

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Glattfelden has 5’555 residents, making it the 68th largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

27% of residents are foreign nationals, close to the Swiss average of 28%.

With 16% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 11’895 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Zürich.

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 54 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’630 h; Less sunny than 65% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 200 h; Less winter sun than 90% 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]: 9%; Less than in 65% 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’267 6.5%	7’978 10.0%	11’895 11.9%	24’014 16.0%	39’178 19.6%	73’989 24.7%
Married, single income, no children	1’691 3.4%	5’189 6.5%	8’303 8.3%	17’697 11.8%	31’160 15.6%	63’042 21.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	974 1.9%	4’047 5.1%	6’951 7.0%	15’703 10.5%	27’448 13.7%	58’350 19.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	138 0.3%	2’130 2.7%	4’196 4.2%	12’557 8.4%	24’542 12.3%	55’506 18.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 120%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 14%, Roman Catholic 13%.^[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
Zürich Oerlikon	54
Zürich Airport	58
Winterthur	60
Zürich HB	64
Wallisellen	64
Zürich Altstetten	69
Schaffhausen	71
Schlieren	72

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]
Weiach	10’760	536	2’133
Hüntwangen	11’327	536	1’142
Stadel	11’469	536	2’500
Eglisau	11’564	536	5’794
Bülach	11’611	536	24’590
Hochfelden	11’706	536	2’019
Glattfelden	11’895	536	5’555

Population

Residents5’555^[5]

Foreign nationals26.9%

Aged 0–1920.9%

Aged 20–6463.0%

Aged 65+16.0%

Area12.29 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 Glattfelden COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.