What is the postal code of Bassersdorf?

The postal code of Bassersdorf is 8303.

What is the tax rate in Bassersdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bassersdorf is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Bassersdorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Bassersdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bassersdorf have?

Bassersdorf has 12'358 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bassersdorf?

Bassersdorf has 3'452 foreign residents, a share of 27.93% (2025).

Bassersdorf (ZH): Postal Codes 8303, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'162 49.9%

Men

6'196 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'594 21.0%

Swiss citizens

8'906 72.1%

Foreign residents

3'452 27.9%

Population density

1'369 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'594 · 21.0%20–64 · 7'531 · 60.9%65+ · 2'233 · 18.1%

Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bassersdorf

BFS

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

60.0% YesNo 40.1%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

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

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.7% · strongest party

SVP33.7%

SP18.4%

FDP12.5%

GLP10.4%

Mitte8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

114%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 117 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'611 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 115 of 160 in the canton · 228 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:11'611 CHF(~11.6%)

BassersdorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bassersdorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'117 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

554 m

Mean elevation

477 m

Relief

110 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

68.4%

South-facing

12.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 110 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

50.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

69.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'200

50 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

0.76 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

5'512

Built before 19466.9%

Built since 200138.5%

0.76 %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 45 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 115/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebassersdorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities12'358 #27 ZH · #130 CH Families & children21% #62 ZH · #796 CH Age structure18.1% #116 ZH · #1622 CH Women share49.9% #87 ZH · #979 CH Foreign residents27.9% #39 ZH · #407 CH Population density1'369/km² #33 ZH · #142 CH Tax burden11'611 #116 ZH · #229 CH Taxes114% #117 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #94 ZH · #856 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #88 ZH · #1659 CH Rainiest municipalities1'117 mm #69 ZH · #994 CH Voter turnout52.8% #131 ZH · #1370 CH Against Switzerland4% #141 ZH · #1442 CH Aligned with Switzerland96% #2 ZH · #8 CH SVP strongholds33.7% #108 ZH · #1049 CH SP strongholds18.4% #19 ZH · #582 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #76 ZH · #1374 CH FDP strongholds12.5% #55 ZH · #1080 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #102 ZH · #269 CH Green strongholds6.1% #111 ZH · #1298 CH Largest by area9 km² #67 ZH · #1042 CH Highest municipalities460 m #76 ZH · #1451 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #115 ZH · #1752 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #45 ZH · #329 CH Highest peaks554 m #119 ZH · #1700 CH Highest-lying municipalities477 m #92 ZH · #1554 CH Greatest vertical range110 m #128 ZH · #1782 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #121 ZH · #1687 CH Solar potential50 GWh #36 ZH · #323 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #33 ZH · #94 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #69 ZH · #1954 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8303

Bassersdorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bassersdorf8303

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bassersdorf?: The postal code of Bassersdorf is 8303.
What is the tax rate in Bassersdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bassersdorf is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Bassersdorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Bassersdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bassersdorf have?: Bassersdorf has 12'358 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bassersdorf?: Bassersdorf has 3'452 foreign residents, a share of 27.93% (2025).

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