What is the postal code of Rafz?

The postal code of Rafz is 8197.

What is the tax rate in Rafz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rafz is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Rafz?

A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Rafz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rafz have?

Rafz has 4'792 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rafz?

Rafz has 1'132 foreign residents, a share of 23.62% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Bülach

Rafz

8197

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'434 50.8%

Men

2'358 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

951 19.8%

Swiss citizens

3'660 76.4%

Foreign residents

1'132 23.6%

Population density

449 pop./km²

0–19 · 951 · 19.8%20–64 · 2'839 · 59.2%65+ · 1'002 · 20.9%

Foreign residents 23.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +23 (+0.5%) · 30 births · 38 deaths · net migration +30

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 Rafz

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 Bülach: 23.4% Yes

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 31.1% Yes

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

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 Bülach: 65.0% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.7%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 34.7% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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 Bülach: 36.1% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.6% · strongest party

SVP39.6%

SP18.2%

FDP8.8%

GLP8.5%

Mitte8.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

113%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 111 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'564 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 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:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)

RafzCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rafz	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

561 m

Mean elevation

462 m

Relief

161 m

Mean slope

4.9°

Flat share

65.1%

South-facing

16.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 161 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

38.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

Per inhabitant

7'980 kWh/yr

38 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Rafz →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.41 %

Second homes

6.8 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'219

Built before 194620.7%

Built since 200136.8%

0.41 %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

1'644

Workplaces

264

Services share

58.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 174 (10.6%) · Secondary 509 (31.0%) · Tertiary 961 (58.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

519 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 51/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number67

Websiterafz.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rafz ranks

Largest municipalities4'792 #82 ZH · #459 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #90 ZH · #1110 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #70 ZH · #994 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #66 ZH · #1069 CH Families & children19.8% #115 ZH · #1206 CH Age structure20.9% #54 ZH · #1052 CH Women share50.8% #31 ZH · #480 CH Foreign residents23.6% #64 ZH · #614 CH Population density449/km² #96 ZH · #554 CH Tax burden11'564 #112 ZH · #223 CH Taxes113% #111 ZH Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #129 ZH · #1192 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #131 ZH · #1955 CH Rainiest municipalities1'079 mm #97 ZH · #1223 CH Voter turnout61.8% #70 ZH · #435 CH Against Switzerland11.9% #62 ZH · #1090 CH Aligned with Switzerland88.1% #85 ZH · #365 CH SVP strongholds39.6% #69 ZH · #682 CH SP strongholds18.2% #21 ZH · #605 CH Centre strongholds8% #89 ZH · #1437 CH FDP strongholds8.8% #112 ZH · #1516 CH GLP strongholds8.5% #139 ZH · #506 CH Green strongholds6.5% #97 ZH · #1199 CH Largest by area10.7 km² #48 ZH · #909 CH Highest municipalities419 m #125 ZH · #1786 CH Second homes6.8% #86 ZH · #1853 CH Organic farming14.3% #79 ZH · #896 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #110 ZH · #794 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #51 ZH · #1276 CH Highest peaks561 m #116 ZH · #1679 CH Highest-lying municipalities462 m #110 ZH · #1645 CH Greatest vertical range161 m #106 ZH · #1530 CH Steepest municipalities4.9° #104 ZH · #1587 CH Solar potential38 GWh #57 ZH · #498 CH Solar potential per capita7'980 kWh #40 ZH · #1465 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #48 ZH · #132 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #73 ZH · #1936 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8197

Rafz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rafz8197

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rafz?: The postal code of Rafz is 8197.
What is the tax rate in Rafz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rafz is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rafz?: A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Rafz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rafz have?: Rafz has 4'792 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rafz?: Rafz has 1'132 foreign residents, a share of 23.62% (2025).

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