What is the postal code of Hausen am Albis?

Hausen am Albis has 3 postal codes: 6340, 8915, 8925.

What is the tax rate in Hausen am Albis?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hausen am Albis is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Hausen am Albis?

A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Hausen am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hausen am Albis have?

Hausen am Albis has 3'956 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hausen am Albis?

Hausen am Albis has 698 foreign residents, a share of 17.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Affoltern

Hausen am Albis

6340–8925

ZH CANTON6340 8915 8925

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'032 51.4%

Men

1'924 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

852 21.5%

Swiss citizens

3'258 82.4%

Foreign residents

698 17.6%

Population density

291 pop./km²

0–19 · 852 · 21.5%20–64 · 2'284 · 57.7%65+ · 820 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 17.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +5 (+0.1%) · 31 births · 29 deaths · net migration +1

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Hausen am Albis

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 25.4% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 27.2% Yes

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 65.8% Yes

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 32.4% Yes

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 56.1% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 45.3% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 55.8% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 33.0% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 59.8% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 34.1% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.1% · strongest party

SVP34.1%

SP17.8%

GLP12.1%

FDP10.3%

GRÜNE10.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

112%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 102 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'517 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 94 of 160 in the canton · 202 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:11'517 CHF(~11.5%)

Hausen am AlbisCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hausen am Albis	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'368 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

912 m

Mean elevation

673 m

Relief

382 m

Mean slope

9.7°

Flat share

35.4%

South-facing

29.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 382 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

29.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'500

Per inhabitant

7'409 kWh/yr

29 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

23.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.86 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Hausen am Albis →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.71 %

Second homes

7.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'840

Built before 194626.8%

Built since 200129.2%

0.71 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'114

Workplaces

291

Services share

80.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 111 (10.0%) · Secondary 103 (9.2%) · Tertiary 900 (80.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.3 %

Farmland

902 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 66 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 35/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number4

Websitehausen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Affoltern

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Hausen am Albis ranks

Largest municipalities3'956 #92 ZH · #562 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #117 ZH · #1334 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #44 ZH · #769 CH Jobs per resident0.28 #95 ZH · #1360 CH Families & children21.5% #42 ZH · #648 CH Age structure20.7% #57 ZH · #1087 CH Women share51.4% #11 ZH · #246 CH Foreign residents17.6% #106 ZH · #1077 CH Population density291/km² #117 ZH · #794 CH Tax burden11'517 #98 ZH · #206 CH Taxes112% #102 ZH Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #154 ZH · #1587 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #29 ZH · #1235 CH Rainiest municipalities1'368 mm #13 ZH · #401 CH Voter turnout64.9% #38 ZH · #206 CH Against Switzerland8.9% #96 ZH · #1251 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.1% #52 ZH · #204 CH SVP strongholds34.1% #104 ZH · #1030 CH SP strongholds17.8% #26 ZH · #647 CH Centre strongholds7% #119 ZH · #1558 CH FDP strongholds10.3% #86 ZH · #1360 CH GLP strongholds12.1% #64 ZH · #141 CH Green strongholds10% #12 ZH · #571 CH Largest by area13.6 km² #29 ZH · #715 CH Highest municipalities611 m #15 ZH · #783 CH Second homes7.5% #64 ZH · #1713 CH Organic farming10.3% #103 ZH · #1196 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #125 ZH · #958 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #35 ZH · #1135 CH Highest peaks912 m #9 ZH · #811 CH Highest-lying municipalities673 m #9 ZH · #823 CH Greatest vertical range382 m #19 ZH · #844 CH Steepest municipalities9.7° #27 ZH · #946 CH Solar potential29 GWh #72 ZH · #696 CH Solar potential per capita7'409 kWh #50 ZH · #1596 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #10 ZH · #94 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #35 ZH · #1898 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Ebertswil8925 Hausen am Albis8915 Sihlbrugg6340

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hausen am Albis?: Hausen am Albis has 3 postal codes: 6340, 8915, 8925.
What is the tax rate in Hausen am Albis?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hausen am Albis is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Hausen am Albis?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Hausen am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hausen am Albis have?: Hausen am Albis has 3'956 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hausen am Albis?: Hausen am Albis has 698 foreign residents, a share of 17.64% (2025).

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