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Zürich · Bezirk Uster · BFS commune no. 194[7]

Coat of arms of GreifenseeGreifensee

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 82’181per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 10’99611.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 569adult, per month
Residents[4]5’40123.2% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]31 minto Dübendorf

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Greifensee ranks for your household →
Compare Greifensee with another commune →

SchwerzenbachUsterVolketswil SchwerzenbachUsterVolketswil Greifensee

Greifensee has 5’401 residents, making it the 73rd largest of the 160 communes in the canton of Zürich.

23% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 10’996 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 3 neighbouring communes.

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 31 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children2’999
6.0%		7’355
9.2%		10’996
11.0%		22’336
14.9%		36’580
18.3%		69’357
23.1%
Married, single income, no children1’552
3.1%		4’775
6.0%		7’660
7.7%		16’421
10.9%		29’110
14.6%		59’223
19.7%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children892
1.8%		3’714
4.6%		6’392
6.4%		14’525
9.7%		25’540
12.8%		54’741
18.2%
Married, single income, 2 children130
0.3%		1’946
2.4%		3’829
3.8%		11’606
7.7%		22’860
11.4%		52’134
17.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 101%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 11%, Roman Catholic 10%.[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

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.[6]

HubMinutes
Dübendorf31
Wallisellen43
Zürich Oerlikon47
Uster47
Zürich HB48
Zürich Altstetten55
Winterthur56
Zürich Airport57

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[4]
Greifensee10’9965695’401
Volketswil10’99656919’948
Schwerzenbach11’0915695’256
Uster11’51756937’031

Population

Residents5’401[4]
Foreign nationals23.2%
Aged 0–1921.5%
Aged 20–6456.6%
Aged 65+21.9%
Area2.31 km²[5]

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), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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