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

Maur

8122–8132

ZH CANTON8122 8123 8124 8127+1 PLZ

Residents

10'873

Area

14.8 km²

Population density

736 pop./km²

Elevation

478 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

781 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

81%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Maur

BFS

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

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.6%

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

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

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

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.37 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemaur.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'873 #30 ZH · #156 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% #40 ZH · #196 CH Against Switzerland8% #118 ZH · #1318 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #35 ZH · #118 CH SVP strongholds31% #125 ZH · #1208 CH SP strongholds13.5% #85 ZH · #1106 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #36 ZH · #1214 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #14 ZH · #515 CH GLP strongholds13.3% #34 ZH · #78 CH Green strongholds6.2% #109 ZH · #1279 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #23 ZH · #653 CH Highest municipalities478 m #61 ZH · #1331 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #134 ZH · #1871 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #29 ZH · #226 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 Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #88 ZH · #149 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #124 ZH · #2009 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Binz8122 Ebmatingen8123 Forch8127 Hinteregg8132 Maur8124

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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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