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Canton of ZH

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. 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.

Population
120,376

STATPOP 2024

Households
54,598
Median taxable income
CHF 58,464

Age structure

0–19 years
24,194
20–64 years
76,232
65 and over
19,950

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
125.00 %
Cantonal multiplier
98.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

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No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.