What is the postal code of Bäretswil?

Bäretswil has 4 postal codes: 8340, 8344, 8345, 8498.

What is the tax rate in Bäretswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bäretswil is 104% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Bäretswil?

A single person without children pays about 11'138 CHF income tax in Bäretswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bäretswil have?

Bäretswil has 5'137 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bäretswil?

Bäretswil has 614 foreign residents, a share of 11.95% (2025).

Bäretswil (ZH): Postal Codes 8340–8498, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'550 49.6%

Men

2'587 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'072 20.9%

Swiss citizens

4'523 88.1%

Foreign residents

614 12.0%

Population density

232 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'072 · 20.9%20–64 · 2'887 · 56.2%65+ · 1'178 · 22.9%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Bäretswil

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.8% YesNo 38.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.2%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.0% · strongest party

SVP46.0%

FDP9.1%

SP8.3%

Mitte6.8%

GLP6.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

104%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 59 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'138 CHF(11.1%)

Rank 57 of 160 in the canton · 131 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'138 CHF(~11.1%)

BäretswilCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bäretswil	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.3%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.1%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.1%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.1%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.5%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'600 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'064 m

Mean elevation

821 m

Relief

441 m

Mean slope

13.9°

Flat share

15.6%

South-facing

20.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 441 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

40.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

55.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'100

41 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

24.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

24.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.87 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'417

Built before 194633.3%

Built since 200123.6%

0.87 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 55/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebaeretswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'137 #79 ZH · #421 CH Families & children20.9% #68 ZH · #830 CH Age structure22.9% #23 ZH · #688 CH Women share49.6% #109 ZH · #1172 CH Foreign residents12% #143 ZH · #1553 CH Population density232/km² #124 ZH · #938 CH Tax burden11'138 #58 ZH · #132 CH Taxes104% #59 ZH Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #156 ZH · #1622 CH Sunniest municipalities41.6% #23 ZH · #1186 CH Rainiest municipalities1'600 mm #4 ZH · #175 CH Voter turnout63.2% #48 ZH · #231 CH Against Switzerland25% #9 ZH · #235 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #136 ZH · #1182 CH SVP strongholds46% #27 ZH · #353 CH SP strongholds8.3% #157 ZH · #1666 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #130 ZH · #1587 CH FDP strongholds9.1% #109 ZH · #1486 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #155 ZH · #807 CH Green strongholds6% #115 ZH · #1316 CH Largest by area22.2 km² #14 ZH · #429 CH Highest municipalities705 m #3 ZH · #587 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #55 ZH · #1321 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #104 ZH · #761 CH Highest peaks1'064 m #5 ZH · #688 CH Highest-lying municipalities821 m #2 ZH · #597 CH Greatest vertical range441 m #11 ZH · #761 CH Steepest municipalities13.9° #9 ZH · #626 CH Solar potential41 GWh #52 ZH · #451 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #67 ZH · #128 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #103 ZH · #1988 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Adetswil8345 Bäretswil8344 Gibswil8498 Hinwil8340

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bäretswil?: Bäretswil has 4 postal codes: 8340, 8344, 8345, 8498.
What is the tax rate in Bäretswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bäretswil is 104% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Bäretswil?: A single person without children pays about 11'138 CHF income tax in Bäretswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bäretswil have?: Bäretswil has 5'137 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bäretswil?: Bäretswil has 614 foreign residents, a share of 11.95% (2025).

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