Living in Winterthur
With a municipal tax multiplier of 125%, this municipality ranks 155 among the least taxed of the 160 municipalities in canton ZH.
- Population
- 120,376
- Municipal multiplier
- 125 %
- Tax rank in canton
- No. 155 of 160
STATPOP 2024
ESTV 2025
Zurich
That is 17 points above the median municipality in canton ZH. With 120,376 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 160 municipalities. Under-20s make up 20.1% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole: the municipality skews young. It is also a tourist destination: 221,329 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
Key figures
Official figures, each with its reference year.
120,376
STATPOP 2024
54,598
CHF 58,464
Age structure
Permanent resident population, by age group.
- 0–19 years
- 24,19420.1 %
- 20–64 years
- 76,23263.3 %
- 65 and over
- 19,95016.6 %
Municipal taxation
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
125 %
98 %
Position within the canton
Scale of communal tax multipliers, from the canton's lowest-taxed municipality to its highest.
Cantonal median: 108 %
Information published by the municipality
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