What is the postal code of Maur?

Maur has 5 postal codes: 8122, 8123, 8124, 8127, 8132.

What is the tax rate in Maur?

The municipal tax multiplier of Maur is 81% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Maur?

A single person without children pays about 10'050 CHF income tax in Maur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Maur have?

Maur has 10'873 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Maur?

Maur has 2'457 foreign residents, a share of 22.6% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Maur

8122–8132

ZH CANTON8122 8123 8124 8127+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'477 50.4%

Men

5'396 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'172 20.0%

Swiss citizens

8'416 77.4%

Foreign residents

2'457 22.6%

Population density

736 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'172 · 20.0%20–64 · 6'334 · 58.3%65+ · 2'367 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 22.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −11 (−0.1%) · 72 births · 78 deaths · net migration −7

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 Maur

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 Uster: 26.7% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.9% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

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 Uster: 67.5% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 38.1% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 53.4% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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 Uster: 36.3% Yes

27.5% YesNo 72.6%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 37.8% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.0% · strongest party

SVP31.0%

FDP19.1%

SP13.5%

GLP13.3%

Mitte9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier81%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

81%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 13 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'050 CHF(10.1%)

Rank 13 of 160 in the canton · 62 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:10'050 CHF(~10.1%)

MaurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Maur	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.1%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.1%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.9%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	18.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	19.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	21.5%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'179 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

781 m

Mean elevation

571 m

Relief

346 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

36.4%

South-facing

1.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 346 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

50.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

65.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'300

Per inhabitant

4'660 kWh/yr

51 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Maur →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.37 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

5'069

Built before 19468.5%

Built since 200123.8%

0.37 %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

2'374

Workplaces

669

Services share

85 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 100 (4.2%) · Secondary 256 (10.8%) · Tertiary 2'018 (85.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

21.2 %

Farmland

892 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 40 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 134/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number195

Websitemaur.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Maur ranks

Largest municipalities10'873 #30 ZH · #156 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #136 ZH · #1478 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #27 ZH · #625 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #135 ZH · #1661 CH Families & children20% #109 ZH · #1126 CH Age structure21.8% #37 ZH · #887 CH Women share50.4% #59 ZH · #663 CH Foreign residents22.6% #71 ZH · #675 CH Population density736/km² #65 ZH · #335 CH Tax burden10'050 #13 ZH · #62 CH Taxes81% #13 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #85 ZH · #767 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #27 ZH · #1207 CH Rainiest municipalities1'179 mm #51 ZH · #743 CH Voter turnout64.1% #45 ZH · #251 CH Against Switzerland7.8% #118 ZH · #1318 CH Aligned with Switzerland92.2% #35 ZH · #118 CH SVP strongholds31% #125 ZH · #1210 CH SP strongholds13.5% #85 ZH · #1109 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #36 ZH · #1218 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #14 ZH · #516 CH GLP strongholds13.3% #34 ZH · #78 CH Green strongholds6.2% #109 ZH · #1283 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #23 ZH · #653 CH Highest municipalities478 m #61 ZH · #1331 CH Second homes6.7% #92 ZH · #1883 CH Organic farming21.2% #49 ZH · #592 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #29 ZH · #226 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #134 ZH · #1871 CH Highest peaks781 m #34 ZH · #1015 CH Highest-lying municipalities571 m #35 ZH · #1130 CH Greatest vertical range346 m #27 ZH · #908 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #53 ZH · #1193 CH Solar potential51 GWh #35 ZH · #318 CH Solar potential per capita4'660 kWh #121 ZH · #2011 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #93 ZH · #177 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #118 ZH · #1981 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Binz8122 Ebmatingen8123 Forch8127 Hinteregg8132 Maur8124

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Maur?: Maur has 5 postal codes: 8122, 8123, 8124, 8127, 8132.
What is the tax rate in Maur?: The municipal tax multiplier of Maur is 81% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Maur?: A single person without children pays about 10'050 CHF income tax in Maur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Maur have?: Maur has 10'873 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Maur?: Maur has 2'457 foreign residents, a share of 22.6% (2025).

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