What is the postal code of Rüti?

Rüti has 2 postal codes: 8630, 8636.

What is the tax rate in Rüti?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüti is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüti?

A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Rüti on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüti have?

Rüti has 13'144 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüti?

Rüti has 3'707 foreign residents, a share of 28.2% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Hinwil

Rüti

8630–8636

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'534 49.7%

Men

6'610 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'548 19.4%

Swiss citizens

9'437 71.8%

Foreign residents

3'707 28.2%

Population density

1'307 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'548 · 19.4%20–64 · 7'910 · 60.2%65+ · 2'686 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 28.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +173 (+1.3%) · 102 births · 82 deaths · net migration +145

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 Rüti

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 Hinwil: 25.9% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 34.5% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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 Hinwil: 60.8% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 33.2% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 56.7% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 53.3% Yes

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 59.3% Yes

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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 Hinwil: 33.9% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 58.5% Yes

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 35.0% Yes

39.6% YesNo 60.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.3% · strongest party

SVP30.3%

SP16.1%

Mitte14.4%

GRÜNE9.4%

FDP8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

119%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 141 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'848 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 139 of 160 in the canton · 279 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:11'848 CHF(~11.8%)

RütiCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüti	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'643 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

777 m

Mean elevation

535 m

Relief

336 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

46.3%

South-facing

15.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 336 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

60.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

84.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'500

Per inhabitant

4'633 kWh/yr

61 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

31.24 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.21 Rp./kWh

31.24 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeindewerke Rüti (ZH)

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 Rüti →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

0.77 %

Second homes

6.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

6'198

Built before 194623.7%

Built since 200121.2%

0.77 %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

5'277

Workplaces

886

Services share

74.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 60 (1.1%) · Secondary 1'273 (24.1%) · Tertiary 3'944 (74.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.8 %

Farmland

405 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 52/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number118

Websiterueti.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Hinwil

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rüti ranks

Largest municipalities13'144 #24 ZH · #113 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #42 ZH · #618 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #119 ZH · #1489 CH Jobs per resident0.4 #51 ZH · #834 CH Families & children19.4% #128 ZH · #1333 CH Age structure20.4% #67 ZH · #1155 CH Women share49.7% #102 ZH · #1098 CH Foreign residents28.2% #37 ZH · #393 CH Population density1'307/km² #35 ZH · #151 CH Tax burden11'848 #142 ZH · #282 CH Taxes119% #141 ZH Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #157 ZH · #1623 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #1 ZH · #862 CH Rainiest municipalities1'643 mm #3 ZH · #140 CH Voter turnout51.8% #135 ZH · #1609 CH Against Switzerland4.9% #138 ZH · #1426 CH Aligned with Switzerland95.1% #8 ZH · #18 CH SVP strongholds30.3% #130 ZH · #1251 CH SP strongholds16.1% #44 ZH · #827 CH Centre strongholds14.4% #1 ZH · #869 CH FDP strongholds8.8% #113 ZH · #1517 CH GLP strongholds7.8% #145 ZH · #606 CH Green strongholds9.4% #17 ZH · #644 CH Largest by area10.1 km² #57 ZH · #954 CH Highest municipalities482 m #60 ZH · #1302 CH Second homes6.1% #112 ZH · #1958 CH Organic farming11.8% #98 ZH · #1091 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #111 ZH · #795 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #52 ZH · #1277 CH Highest peaks777 m #36 ZH · #1024 CH Highest-lying municipalities535 m #57 ZH · #1283 CH Greatest vertical range336 m #30 ZH · #931 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #48 ZH · #1150 CH Solar potential61 GWh #26 ZH · #233 CH Solar potential per capita4'633 kWh #124 ZH · #2015 CH Cheapest electricity31.24 Rp./kWh #158 ZH · #1953 CH Most expensive electricity31.24 Rp./kWh #2 ZH · #154 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Rüti ZH8630 Wald ZH8636

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüti?: Rüti has 2 postal codes: 8630, 8636.
What is the tax rate in Rüti?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüti is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüti?: A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Rüti on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüti have?: Rüti has 13'144 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüti?: Rüti has 3'707 foreign residents, a share of 28.2% (2025).

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