Living in Wald (ZH)

The foreign population count was 2,942 at the end of 2024. Wald (ZH) had a population of 10,620 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population10,620people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,875EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent22.36EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · 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)

Recorded crime5,038incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 56% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Wald (ZH)?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Wald (ZH).Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹²Official · 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)⁴Official · regional context

Is Wald (ZH) 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.

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 62–82%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–61%

Retirement39%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 27–51%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,342 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 22.36 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

27.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,942 of 10,620 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Wald (ZH)?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€5,081of €6,549 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Wald (ZH) Salary needed to live in Wald (ZH)

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wald (ZH). The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wald (ZH). Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWald (ZH) highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,038 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 by municipality and legal statute¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wald (ZH). These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Wald (ZH).

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-3°

6°0°

10°3°

14°7°

18°10°

20°12°

19°12°

15°9°

11°5°

6°1°

3°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

132

117

142

121

177

183

196

195

152

122

129

152

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

131

158

170

188

210

200

153

117

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.1 · Feb -3.1 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 2.7 · May 6.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 6.1 · May 10.1 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 131.6 · Feb 117.1 · Mar 142.2 · Apr 121.4 · May 177.1 · Jun 182.6 · Jul 196 · Aug 194.8 · Sep 151.9 · Oct 122.1 · Nov 129.3 · Dec 152 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 82.8 · Feb 91.8 · Mar 131.1 · Apr 158.2 · May 169.9 · Jun 188.1 · Jul 210.4 · Aug 200 · Sep 153.2 · Oct 116.7 · Nov 79.2 · Dec 69.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.0 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport72.3%
Foreign residents27.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	545.8 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁵Official
City area	25.28 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 km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	68 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	2,942 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹³Official
Non-permanent residents	68 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Population density	420.1 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).²Official
Population	10,620 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁷Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official
Swiss permanent residents	7,678 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹⁰Official

International community in Wald (ZH)

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	10,686	100.0%
In Switzerland	7,339	68.7%
Abroad	3,347	31.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	69	100.0%
Abroad	66	95.7%
In Switzerland	3	4.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	69	100.0%
Ukraine	22	31.9%
Romania	7	10.1%
Germany	6	8.7%
Spain	5	7.2%
Congo (Kinshasa)	5	7.2%
Italy	3	4.3%
Austria	3	4.3%
Portugal	3	4.3%
Slovakia	3	4.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	2	2.9%
Hungary	2	2.9%
Finland	1	1.4%
Greece	1	1.4%
Netherlands	1	1.4%
Poland	1	1.4%
Türkiye	1	1.4%
Kosovo	1	1.4%
Afghanistan	1	1.4%
Syria	1	1.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Wald (ZH)

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.

Hinwil as a Wald (ZH) alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,230 Hinwil vs 5,038 Wald (ZH)−16%
Residents: 11,961 Hinwil vs 10,620 Wald (ZH)+13%
Rent: €22.36/m² Hinwil vs €22.36/m² Wald (ZH)same level
Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Hinwil vs €7,875 Wald (ZH)same level

Full comparison More about Hinwil

Cities near Wald (ZH)

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Eschenbach (SG) 4.2 km away

Rent: 14.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Uznach 7.7 km away

Rent: 14.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Rapperswil-Jona 8.1 km away

Rent: 17.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Wald (ZH), nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Estavayer10,623 residents Flawil10,632 residents Gossau (ZH)10,605 residents Naters10,674 residents Crissier10,676 residents Val-de-Travers10,691 residents

How does Wald (ZH) compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wald (ZH) 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School 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; Wald (ZH)'s school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Wald (ZH) part of Winterthur?

Wald (ZH) 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. Source³

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Wald (ZH)?

Average net cold rent is 22.36 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,565 a month before utilities. Source: 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).

What is the typical salary around Wald (ZH)?

The median gross salary is 7,875 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Wald (ZH)?

Police recorded 5,038 incidents per 100,000. 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.

How many people live in Wald (ZH)?

The published population is 10,620 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Wald (ZH)?

2,942 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Wald (ZH) a good place to live?

Wald (ZH) 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 Wald (ZH) part of Winterthur?

Wald (ZH) is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Wald (ZH)?

Eschenbach (SG), Rüti (ZH), Dürnten, Hinwil, Bubikon are near Wald (ZH). 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 Wald (ZH)?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,686 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). Wald (ZH), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 993acbb25f942fef9adcda084840b623]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/wald-zh/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Wald (ZH), Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {993acbb25f942fef9adcda084840b623},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/wald-zh/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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