What is the postal code of Mönchaltorf?

Mönchaltorf has 2 postal codes: 8607, 8617.

What is the tax rate in Mönchaltorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mönchaltorf is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Mönchaltorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Mönchaltorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mönchaltorf have?

Mönchaltorf has 4'446 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mönchaltorf?

Mönchaltorf has 875 foreign residents, a share of 19.68% (2025).

Mönchaltorf (ZH): Postal Codes 8607–8617, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'266 51.0%

Men

2'180 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

947 21.3%

Swiss citizens

3'571 80.3%

Foreign residents

875 19.7%

Population density

586 pop./km²

0–19 · 947 · 21.3%20–64 · 2'523 · 56.7%65+ · 976 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Mönchaltorf

BFS

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.8%

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

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

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

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.0% · strongest party

SVP35.0%

SP17.8%

FDP11.7%

GLP11.3%

Mitte7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

108%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 80 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'327 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 77 of 160 in the canton · 164 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:11'327 CHF(~11.3%)

MönchaltorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mönchaltorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.3%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'245 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

568 m

Mean elevation

454 m

Relief

133 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

81.9%

South-facing

3.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 133 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

27.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

28 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

0.26 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

1'959

Built before 194611.1%

Built since 200130.2%

0.26 %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 50 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 101/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemoenchaltorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities4'446 #86 ZH · #504 CH Families & children21.3% #53 ZH · #702 CH Age structure22% #33 ZH · #852 CH Women share51% #22 ZH · #377 CH Foreign residents19.7% #89 ZH · #892 CH Population density586/km² #82 ZH · #441 CH Tax burden11'327 #78 ZH · #165 CH Taxes108% #80 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #66 ZH · #675 CH Sunniest municipalities42% #19 ZH · #1123 CH Rainiest municipalities1'245 mm #41 ZH · #597 CH Voter turnout61.4% #67 ZH · #366 CH Against Switzerland8% #119 ZH · #1319 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #36 ZH · #119 CH SVP strongholds35% #98 ZH · #963 CH SP strongholds17.8% #28 ZH · #645 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #106 ZH · #1511 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #63 ZH · #1180 CH GLP strongholds11.3% #82 ZH · #194 CH Green strongholds7.1% #68 ZH · #1066 CH Largest by area7.6 km² #86 ZH · #1182 CH Highest municipalities442 m #100 ZH · #1597 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #101 ZH · #1624 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #60 ZH · #456 CH Highest peaks568 m #111 ZH · #1650 CH Highest-lying municipalities454 m #119 ZH · #1698 CH Greatest vertical range133 m #122 ZH · #1674 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #152 ZH · #1918 CH Solar potential28 GWh #78 ZH · #744 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #89 ZH · #150 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #125 ZH · #2010 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aathal-Seegräben8607 Mönchaltorf8617

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mönchaltorf?: Mönchaltorf has 2 postal codes: 8607, 8617.
What is the tax rate in Mönchaltorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mönchaltorf is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Mönchaltorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Mönchaltorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mönchaltorf have?: Mönchaltorf has 4'446 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mönchaltorf?: Mönchaltorf has 875 foreign residents, a share of 19.68% (2025).

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