Living in Horgen
In Horgen, unemployment is 2.3% (2022).
Horgen had a population of 24,549 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 7,717.
Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Horgen?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 70.68 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 56.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Salt Swiss 10GB11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 22.36 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context |
Is Horgen a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Horgen?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2
Horgen 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 7,875 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch22Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3 %country median 2.3% — about the same | 31 Dec 2022 | Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2Official |
What does a salary buy in Horgen?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €6,549 |
| Rent, 60 m²€22.36/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31 | − €1,342 |
| Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30 | − €71 |
| Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €56 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €5,081 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Horgen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
arbeit.swiss — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Horgen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Horgen?
Police recorded about 4,167 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,167 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute10Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Horgen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation
SEM and cantons
For migrants, refugees.
fide language promotion system — State Language Course
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
For adult migrants.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Horgen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.01 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Horgen 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.01 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 14.8 · May 19 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.2 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 1.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 79.7 · Feb 77.5 · Mar 88.7 · Apr 93.7 · May 139.5 · Jun 149.2 · Jul 155.4 · Aug 163.3 · Sep 115.5 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 95 · Dec 105 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 55.7 · Feb 87 · Mar 143.7 · Apr 182.7 · May 197.7 · Jun 215.7 · Jul 234.2 · Aug 217.6 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 106.9 · Nov 56.7 · Dec 44.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Horgen?
The published population was 24,549 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16
By nationality
National passport68.6%Foreign residents31.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 484 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official |
| City area | 30.85 km² | 2016 | Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².3Official |
| Foreign non-permanent residents | 77 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,717 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official |
| Non-permanent residents | 77 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Population density | 795.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).3Official |
| Population | 24,549 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Switzerland official denominator source16Official |
| Swiss non-permanent residents | 0 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
| Swiss permanent residents | 16,832 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official |
International community in Horgen
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 70 | 100.0% |
| Abroad | 69 | 98.6% |
| In Switzerland | 1 | 1.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Country of birth
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Place of birth - total | 24,641 | 100.0% |
| In Switzerland | 14,861 | 60.3% |
| Abroad | 9,780 | 39.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship - total | 24,641 | 100.0% |
| Switzerland | 16,857 | 68.4% |
| Germany | 1,404 | 5.7% |
| Italy | 1,029 | 4.2% |
| Kosovo | 355 | 1.4% |
| United Kingdom | 325 | 1.3% |
| Ukraine | 296 | 1.2% |
| Türkiye | 260 | 1.1% |
| Portugal | 257 | 1.0% |
| France | 247 | 1.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 245 | 1.0% |
| Spain | 235 | 1.0% |
| Austria | 227 | 0.9% |
| Croatia | 166 | 0.7% |
| Greece | 161 | 0.7% |
| United States | 161 | 0.7% |
| India | 154 | 0.6% |
| Netherlands | 153 | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | 122 | 0.5% |
| Hungary | 121 | 0.5% |
| Serbia | 115 | 0.5% |
| China | 110 | 0.4% |
| Slovakia | 101 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 94 | 0.4% |
| Russia | 90 | 0.4% |
| Sweden | 89 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 72 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 71 | 0.3% |
| Syria | 71 | 0.3% |
| Czechia | 64 | 0.3% |
| North Macedonia | 53 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 50 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 44 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 44 | 0.2% |
| Australia | 38 | 0.2% |
| Canada | 36 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 32 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 31 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 28 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 26 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 26 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 25 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 22 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 21 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 21 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 20 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 18 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 17 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 17 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 15 | 0.1% |
| Cyprus | 14 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.1% |
| Liechtenstein | 12 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 12 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 12 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 11 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 9 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 8 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 7 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 7 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 5 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 4 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.0% |
| No indication | 2 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 2 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Alternatives for people set on Horgen
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Meilen as a Horgen alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 1.9% Meilen vs 2.3% Horgen−17%
- Residents: 14,848 Meilen vs 24,549 Horgen−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,236 Meilen vs 4,167 Horgensame level
- Rent: €22.36/m² Meilen vs €22.36/m² Horgensame level
- Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Meilen vs €7,875 Horgensame level
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Meilen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Horgensame level
- Nearest airport: 22.0 km Meilen vs 22.0 km Horgensame level
Bern as a Horgen alternative in the same country
94 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 24,549 Horgen+462%
- Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €22.36/m² (2024) Horgenno percentage
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 22.0 km Horgen−73%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 4,167 Horgenno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,875 Horgen−7%
Cities near Horgen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01
Alternative cities in Switzerland
Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Horgen, nearest in population first.
How does Horgen compare?
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Horgen in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Horgen under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).
A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Horgen's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Horgen part of Winterthur?
Horgen is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Winterthur city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Horgen?
The published population was 24,549 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Horgen?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).
How safe is Horgen?
Police recorded about 4,167 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute.
What is the unemployment rate in Horgen?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.
What is the typical salary around Horgen?
The median gross salary is 7,875 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.
Is Horgen a good place to live?
Horgen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Horgen part of Winterthur?
Horgen is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Horgen?
Zürich, Oberrieden, Meilen, Thalwil, Herrliberg are near Horgen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Horgen?
The official country of birth distribution records 70 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Horgen, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3e19b0fd8d25f4c22fea542b3bb56c5f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/horgen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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