What is the postal code of Niederglatt?

Niederglatt has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8172.

What is the tax rate in Niederglatt?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederglatt is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederglatt?

A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Niederglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederglatt have?

Niederglatt has 5'513 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederglatt?

Niederglatt has 1'571 foreign residents, a share of 28.5% (2025).

Niederglatt (ZH): Postal Codes 8155–8172, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'752 49.9%

Men

2'761 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'087 19.7%

Swiss citizens

3'942 71.5%

Foreign residents

1'571 28.5%

Population density

1'531 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'087 · 19.7%20–64 · 3'488 · 63.3%65+ · 938 · 17.0%

Foreign residents 28.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Niederglatt

BFS

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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 · 41.1% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

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

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

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

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

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

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

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

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.2% · strongest party

SVP48.2%

SP12.7%

FDP10.3%

GLP9.0%

Mitte8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

106%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 70 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'233 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 63 of 160 in the canton · 144 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:11'233 CHF(~11.2%)

NiederglattCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederglatt	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'010 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

459 m

Mean elevation

420 m

Relief

54 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

88.6%

South-facing

0.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 54 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

25 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

25 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

0.49 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'465

Built before 19465.2%

Built since 200133.0%

0.49 %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 44 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 120/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteniederglatt.zh.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'513 #69 ZH · #383 CH Families & children19.7% #120 ZH · #1233 CH Age structure17% #131 ZH · #1767 CH Women share49.9% #88 ZH · #980 CH Foreign residents28.5% #34 ZH · #377 CH Population density1'531/km² #26 ZH · #112 CH Tax burden11'233 #69 ZH · #150 CH Taxes106% #70 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #59 ZH · #668 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #125 ZH · #1923 CH Rainiest municipalities1'010 mm #114 ZH · #1577 CH Voter turnout50.5% #139 ZH · #1655 CH Against Switzerland17% #29 ZH · #750 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #117 ZH · #641 CH SVP strongholds48.2% #20 ZH · #288 CH SP strongholds12.7% #96 ZH · #1191 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #63 ZH · #1340 CH FDP strongholds10.3% #87 ZH · #1357 CH GLP strongholds9% #129 ZH · #423 CH Green strongholds3.7% #155 ZH · #1765 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #140 ZH · #1775 CH Highest municipalities411 m #134 ZH · #1834 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #120 ZH · #1786 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #38 ZH · #307 CH Highest peaks459 m #153 ZH · #2005 CH Highest-lying municipalities420 m #147 ZH · #1913 CH Greatest vertical range54 m #157 ZH · #2026 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #156 ZH · #1959 CH Solar potential25 GWh #91 ZH · #839 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #57 ZH · #118 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #93 ZH · #1978 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Niederglatt ZH8172 Niederhasli8155

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederglatt?: Niederglatt has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8172.
What is the tax rate in Niederglatt?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederglatt is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederglatt?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Niederglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederglatt have?: Niederglatt has 5'513 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederglatt?: Niederglatt has 1'571 foreign residents, a share of 28.5% (2025).

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