Zürich · Bezirk Horgen · BFS commune no. 136^[8]

Langnau am Albis

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’896per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 11’23311.2% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’537per month, estimate

Residents^[5]8’09731.6% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]43 minto Zürich HB

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Langnau am Albis has 8’097 residents, making it the 42nd 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 11’233 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 7 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 HB, about 43 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’580 h; Less sunny than 80% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 230 h; Less winter sun than 75% 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]: 20%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 3%; More than in 90% 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]: 11%; Median: Zürich 8%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building
Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)⁠^[16]: ≈ 71%; More than in 60% of communes; BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)
Electricity price, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)⁠^[17]: 23.9 Rp./kWh; About CHF 1’070 a year for 4’500 kWh · Cheaper than in 85% of communes; ElCom tariffs 2027, standard product of the network operator, excl. VAT; operator: Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)⁠^[18]: 1.06%; Switzerland 0.93%, canton ZH 0.52%. A low rate means flats are hard to find; BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 40 empty dwellings for rent or sale

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	3’070 6.1%	7’519 9.4%	11’233 11.2%	22’779 15.2%	37’264 18.6%	70’575 23.5%
Married, single income, no children	1’589 3.2%	4’884 6.1%	7’829 7.8%	16’757 11.2%	29’650 14.8%	60’228 20.1%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	914 1.8%	3’801 4.8%	6’540 6.5%	14’835 9.9%	26’042 13.0%	55’692 18.6%
Married, single income, 2 children	133 0.3%	1’994 2.5%	3’926 3.9%	11’854 7.9%	23’302 11.7%	53’022 17.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 95%, commune 106%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 11%, 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 1’537	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’760	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 2’063	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 HB	43
Zürich Altstetten	49
Baar	50
Zürich Oerlikon	52
Pfäffikon SZ	54
Zug	55
Schlieren	57
Wallisellen	58

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]
Rüschlikon	9’767	536	6’449
Thalwil	9’908	569	18’835
Horgen	10’476	569	24’641
Aeugst am Albis	10’571	536	2’003
Stallikon	10’996	536	3’903
Adliswil	11’138	569	19’904
Langnau am Albis	11’233	536	8’097
Hausen am Albis	11’517	536	3’956

Population

Residents8’097^[5]

Foreign nationals31.6%

Aged 0–1921.8%

Aged 20–6457.6%

Aged 65+20.5%

Area8.67 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 Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; 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 Langnau am Albis COA.svg, Gerhard Bräunlich, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.