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Wettswil am Albis had 5,337 residents at the end of 2024 and is a city in Switzerland. The foreign population count was 963 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population5,337people31 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 crime7,563incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9
PM2.5, annual mean8.01µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Wettswil am Albis?

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 Wettswil am Albis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Wettswil am Albis recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)22.36 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer 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 Wettswil am Albis 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 worker73%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–84%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–71%
Retirement42%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 28–56%

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?

18% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 963 of 5,337 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,875 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch19Official

What does a salary buy in Wettswil am Albis?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,875 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
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 Wettswil am Albis Salary needed to live in Wettswil am Albis

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wettswil am Albis. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wettswil am Albis. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWettswil am Albis highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wettswil am Albis highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,563 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T912Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wettswil am Albis. 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
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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 Wettswil am Albis.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Wettswil am Albis is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.01 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.8 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.1 · May 9 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.6 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 63 · Feb 60.3 · Mar 71.2 · Apr 80.4 · May 128.2 · Jun 127.6 · Jul 126 · Aug 119.1 · Sep 87.4 · Oct 85.2 · Nov 76.1 · Dec 83.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 59.7 · Feb 88.6 · Mar 143.8 · Apr 177.5 · May 191.7 · Jun 207.3 · Jul 229.4 · Aug 215.7 · Sep 164.1 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 47.1 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.9 °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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents574.9 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS16Official
City area3.75 km²2016Exact 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 residents7 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202411Official
Foreign residents963 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.14Official
Non-permanent residents7 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202411Official
Population density1,423 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible 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
Population5,337 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source18Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202411Official
Swiss permanent residents4,374 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 202411Official

International community in Wettswil am Albis

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total5,419100.0%
In Switzerland3,95372.9%
Abroad1,46627.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Country of birth

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total12100.0%
Abroad12100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total5,419100.0%
Switzerland4,47682.6%
Germany2214.1%
Italy721.3%
Ukraine490.9%
Afghanistan480.9%
Romania430.8%
Poland400.7%
Spain390.7%
Austria330.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
China290.5%
United Kingdom260.5%
Netherlands250.5%
France230.4%
Slovakia220.4%
India180.3%
Syria180.3%
North Macedonia160.3%
Portugal140.3%
Hungary140.3%
Russia130.2%
Thailand110.2%
Somalia100.2%
Iraq90.2%
United States80.1%
Croatia70.1%
Kosovo70.1%
Bulgaria60.1%
Ireland60.1%
Slovenia60.1%
Sri Lanka60.1%
Greece50.1%
Japan50.1%
Cambodia50.1%
Türkiye40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Eritrea40.1%
Brazil40.1%
Peru40.1%
Mongolia40.1%
Stateless30.1%
Denmark30.1%
Norway30.1%
Sweden30.1%
Czechia30.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Estonia30.1%
Mexico30.1%
Philippines30.1%
Belgium20.0%
Finland20.0%
Liechtenstein20.0%
Latvia20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Canada20.0%
Colombia20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
No indication10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Iran10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
South Korea10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Alternatives for people set on Wettswil am Albis

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Wettswil am Albis from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Wettswil am Albis

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

Zürich Commuting Zone · 6.4 km away
Rent
26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Wettswil am Albis, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Schönenwerd5,337 residentsBütschwil-Ganterschwil5,336 residentsEnnetbürgen5,327 residentsEbnat-Kappel5,323 residentsAscona5,322 residentsGeroldswil5,312 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wettswil am Albis 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; Wettswil am Albis's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Wettswil am Albis part of Winterthur?

Wettswil am Albis 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 Wettswil am Albis?

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 Wettswil am Albis?

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

Is the air quality good in Wettswil am Albis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.01 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Wettswil am Albis?

Police recorded 7,563 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 (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Wettswil am Albis?

The published population is 5,337 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Wettswil am Albis?

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

Is Wettswil am Albis a good place to live?

Wettswil am Albis 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 Wettswil am Albis part of Winterthur?

Wettswil am Albis is in the published commuting zone of Winterthur; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Wettswil am Albis?

Zürich, Bonstetten, Birmensdorf (ZH), Uitikon, Adliswil are near Wettswil am Albis. 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 Wettswil am Albis?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,419 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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  title = {Wettswil am Albis, Switzerland: population, rent, salary},
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