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).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Mönchaltorf

8607–8617

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

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%

Population change 2025: +136 (+3.2%) · 37 births · 29 deaths · net migration +128

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 Mönchaltorf

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

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

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

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

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

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 36.3% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% 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 Uster: 37.8% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

6'237 kWh/yr

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 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 Mönchaltorf →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

0.26 %

Second homes

4.9 %

Avg. rooms

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 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

1'328

Workplaces

268

Services share

67.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 44 (3.3%) · Secondary 385 (29.0%) · Tertiary 899 (67.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

22.2 %

Farmland

448 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number196

Websitemoenchaltorf.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mönchaltorf ranks

Largest municipalities4'446 #86 ZH · #504 CH Growing municipalities3.2% #7 ZH · #143 CH Shrinking municipalities3.2% #155 ZH · #1967 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #86 ZH · #1268 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% #77 ZH · #498 CH Against Switzerland7.8% #119 ZH · #1319 CH Aligned with Switzerland92.2% #36 ZH · #119 CH SVP strongholds35% #98 ZH · #966 CH SP strongholds17.8% #28 ZH · #649 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #106 ZH · #1514 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #63 ZH · #1181 CH GLP strongholds11.3% #82 ZH · #194 CH Green strongholds7.1% #68 ZH · #1069 CH Largest by area7.6 km² #86 ZH · #1182 CH Highest municipalities442 m #99 ZH · #1596 CH Second homes4.9% #145 ZH · #2066 CH Organic farming22.2% #44 ZH · #536 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #60 ZH · #456 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #101 ZH · #1624 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 Solar potential per capita6'237 kWh #77 ZH · #1799 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #94 ZH · #178 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #119 ZH · #1982 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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