What is the postal code of Mettmenstetten?

The postal code of Mettmenstetten is 8932.

What is the tax rate in Mettmenstetten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mettmenstetten is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Mettmenstetten?

A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Mettmenstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mettmenstetten have?

Mettmenstetten has 5'841 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mettmenstetten?

Mettmenstetten has 1'003 foreign residents, a share of 17.17% (2025).

Mettmenstetten (ZH): Postal Codes 8932, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'933 50.2%

Men

2'908 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'397 23.9%

Swiss citizens

4'838 82.8%

Foreign residents

1'003 17.2%

Population density

448 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'397 · 23.9%20–64 · 3'352 · 57.4%65+ · 1'092 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 17.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Mettmenstetten

BFS

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.6%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

64.3% YesNo 35.7%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.6% · strongest party

SVP34.6%

SP15.6%

GLP14.3%

FDP10.5%

GRÜNE7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier98%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

98%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 37 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'854 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 36 of 160 in the canton · 99 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:10'854 CHF(~10.9%)

MettmenstettenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mettmenstetten	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–20201'177 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

655 m

Mean elevation

506 m

Relief

222 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

54.1%

South-facing

14.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 222 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

53.4 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

0.16 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'453

Built before 194619.7%

Built since 200138.3%

0.16 %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 57 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 72/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemettmenstetten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'841 #61 ZH · #355 CH Families & children23.9% #8 ZH · #175 CH Age structure18.7% #102 ZH · #1492 CH Women share50.2% #64 ZH · #773 CH Foreign residents17.2% #110 ZH · #1113 CH Population density448/km² #97 ZH · #556 CH Tax burden10'854 #37 ZH · #100 CH Taxes98% #37 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #92 ZH · #854 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #51 ZH · #1434 CH Rainiest municipalities1'177 mm #52 ZH · #749 CH Voter turnout61.6% #64 ZH · #351 CH Against Switzerland11% #76 ZH · #1148 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #63 ZH · #268 CH SVP strongholds34.6% #100 ZH · #991 CH SP strongholds15.6% #51 ZH · #874 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #110 ZH · #1534 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #81 ZH · #1327 CH GLP strongholds14.3% #22 ZH · #43 CH Green strongholds7.7% #41 ZH · #919 CH Largest by area13 km² #32 ZH · #748 CH Highest municipalities468 m #68 ZH · #1397 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #72 ZH · #1418 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #87 ZH · #670 CH Highest peaks655 m #60 ZH · #1342 CH Highest-lying municipalities506 m #68 ZH · #1402 CH Greatest vertical range222 m #68 ZH · #1261 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #90 ZH · #1417 CH Solar potential40 GWh #55 ZH · #472 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #10 ZH · #71 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #46 ZH · #1931 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8932

Mettmenstetten

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Mettmenstetten8932

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mettmenstetten?: The postal code of Mettmenstetten is 8932.
What is the tax rate in Mettmenstetten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mettmenstetten is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Mettmenstetten?: A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Mettmenstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mettmenstetten have?: Mettmenstetten has 5'841 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mettmenstetten?: Mettmenstetten has 1'003 foreign residents, a share of 17.17% (2025).

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