What is the postal code of Bauma?

Bauma has 3 postal codes: 8493, 8494, 8499.

What is the tax rate in Bauma?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bauma is 120% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Bauma?

A single person without children pays about 11'895 CHF income tax in Bauma on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 145 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bauma have?

Bauma has 5'109 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bauma?

Bauma has 909 foreign residents, a share of 17.79% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Bauma

8493–8499

ZH CANTON8493 8494 8499

Residents

5'109

Area

29.5 km²

Population density

173 pop./km²

Elevation

755 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'061 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'541 49.7%

Men

2'568 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'015 19.9%

Swiss citizens

4'200 82.2%

Foreign residents

909 17.8%

Population density

173 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'015 · 19.9%20–64 · 2'997 · 58.7%65+ · 1'097 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 17.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bauma

BFS

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

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

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

23.9% YesNo 76.1%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.2% · strongest party

SVP48.2%

SP9.4%

EVP8.8%

GLP7.0%

FDP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

120%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 147 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'895 CHF(11.9%)

Rank 145 of 160 in the canton · 288 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:11'895 CHF(~11.9%)

BaumaCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bauma	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	10%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.7%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'473 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'061 m

Mean elevation

752 m

Relief

467 m

Mean slope

17.8°

Flat share

11.3%

South-facing

18.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 467 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

39.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

53.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'800

40 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

0.97 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'470

Built before 194640.4%

Built since 200117.2%

0.97 %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 71 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 36 min

Remoteness 23/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMarianne Heimgartner

Websitebauma.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'109 #81 ZH · #425 CH Families & children19.9% #113 ZH · #1168 CH Age structure21.5% #47 ZH · #942 CH Women share49.7% #106 ZH · #1102 CH Foreign residents17.8% #103 ZH · #1060 CH Population density173/km² #136 ZH · #1115 CH Tax burden11'895 #145 ZH · #288 CH Taxes120% #147 ZH Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #153 ZH · #1556 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #48 ZH · #1350 CH Rainiest municipalities1'473 mm #7 ZH · #270 CH Voter turnout58.5% #96 ZH · #626 CH Against Switzerland31% #2 ZH · #49 CH Aligned with Switzerland69% #145 ZH · #1390 CH SVP strongholds48.2% #22 ZH · #290 CH SP strongholds9.4% #147 ZH · #1570 CH Centre strongholds4.9% #153 ZH · #1793 CH FDP strongholds5.4% #154 ZH · #1815 CH GLP strongholds7% #151 ZH · #743 CH Green strongholds5.2% #132 ZH · #1503 CH Largest by area29.5 km² #7 ZH · #315 CH Highest municipalities755 m #2 ZH · #490 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #23 ZH · #985 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #142 ZH · #1096 CH Highest peaks1'061 m #6 ZH · #691 CH Highest-lying municipalities752 m #4 ZH · #673 CH Greatest vertical range467 m #7 ZH · #725 CH Steepest municipalities17.8° #2 ZH · #458 CH Solar potential40 GWh #53 ZH · #469 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #122 ZH · #183 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #158 ZH · #2043 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bauma8494 Saland8493 Sternenberg8499

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bauma?: Bauma has 3 postal codes: 8493, 8494, 8499.
What is the tax rate in Bauma?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bauma is 120% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Bauma?: A single person without children pays about 11'895 CHF income tax in Bauma on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 145 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bauma have?: Bauma has 5'109 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bauma?: Bauma has 909 foreign residents, a share of 17.79% (2025).

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