What is the postal code of Unterengstringen?

Unterengstringen has 2 postal codes: 8103, 8951.

What is the tax rate in Unterengstringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Unterengstringen is 102% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Unterengstringen?

A single person without children pays about 11'044 CHF income tax in Unterengstringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 52 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Unterengstringen have?

Unterengstringen has 4'361 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Unterengstringen?

Unterengstringen has 1'186 foreign residents, a share of 27.2% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dietikon

Unterengstringen

8103–8951

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'176 49.9%

Men

2'185 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

858 19.7%

Swiss citizens

3'175 72.8%

Foreign residents

1'186 27.2%

Population density

1'306 pop./km²

0–19 · 858 · 19.7%20–64 · 2'586 · 59.3%65+ · 917 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 27.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+0.4%) · 43 births · 28 deaths · net migration −6

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 Unterengstringen

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 Dietikon: 25.1% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 28.1% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.2%

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 Dietikon: 65.8% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 35.2% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 55.3% Yes

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 46.2% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.1% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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 Dietikon: 37.1% Yes

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.6% Yes

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 38.8% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.9% · strongest party

SVP38.9%

FDP16.5%

SP12.4%

GLP11.7%

Mitte8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

102%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 53 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'044 CHF(11%)

Rank 52 of 160 in the canton · 124 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:11'044 CHF(~11%)

UnterengstringenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Unterengstringen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.2%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'115 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

611 m

Mean elevation

424 m

Relief

229 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

58.8%

South-facing

32.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 229 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

19.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

Per inhabitant

4'481 kWh/yr

20 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 Unterengstringen →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

1.29 %

Second homes

6 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'020

Built before 19469.7%

Built since 200132.1%

1.29 %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

1'003

Workplaces

235

Services share

63.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 82 (8.2%) · Secondary 288 (28.7%) · Tertiary 633 (63.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

60 %

Farmland

87 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 37 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 144/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number249

Websiteunterengstringen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dietikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Unterengstringen ranks

Largest municipalities4'361 #87 ZH · #517 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #101 ZH · #1187 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #59 ZH · #917 CH Jobs per resident0.23 #130 ZH · #1617 CH Families & children19.7% #122 ZH · #1235 CH Age structure21% #53 ZH · #1034 CH Women share49.9% #97 ZH · #989 CH Foreign residents27.2% #41 ZH · #438 CH Population density1'306/km² #36 ZH · #152 CH Tax burden11'044 #53 ZH · #125 CH Taxes102% #53 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #49 ZH · #588 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #76 ZH · #1587 CH Rainiest municipalities1'115 mm #72 ZH · #1011 CH Voter turnout57.3% #114 ZH · #909 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #61 ZH · #1046 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #93 ZH · #376 CH SVP strongholds38.9% #73 ZH · #725 CH SP strongholds12.4% #103 ZH · #1232 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #83 ZH · #1401 CH FDP strongholds16.5% #22 ZH · #697 CH GLP strongholds11.7% #75 ZH · #166 CH Green strongholds5.3% #129 ZH · #1484 CH Largest by area3.3 km² #142 ZH · #1819 CH Highest municipalities416 m #128 ZH · #1805 CH Second homes6% #116 ZH · #1972 CH Organic farming60% #1 ZH · #78 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #21 ZH · #185 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #144 ZH · #1920 CH Highest peaks611 m #86 ZH · #1492 CH Highest-lying municipalities424 m #142 ZH · #1893 CH Greatest vertical range229 m #62 ZH · #1226 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #93 ZH · #1443 CH Solar potential20 GWh #107 ZH · #1031 CH Solar potential per capita4'481 kWh #129 ZH · #2023 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #120 ZH · #204 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #145 ZH · #2008 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Fahrweid8951 Unterengstringen8103

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Unterengstringen?: Unterengstringen has 2 postal codes: 8103, 8951.
What is the tax rate in Unterengstringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Unterengstringen is 102% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Unterengstringen?: A single person without children pays about 11'044 CHF income tax in Unterengstringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 52 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Unterengstringen have?: Unterengstringen has 4'361 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Unterengstringen?: Unterengstringen has 1'186 foreign residents, a share of 27.2% (2025).

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