Living in Zumikon

Zumikon is a city in Switzerland, with a population of 5,754 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 4,282 Swiss permanent residents and 12 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population5,754people31 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

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Zumikon?

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

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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 S¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁴Official · 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)³Official · regional context

Is Zumikon a good place to live?

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Remote worker73%strong on work, weak on air quality · 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 legal route, 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?

25.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,472 of 5,754 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.ch²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Zumikon?

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 Zumikon Salary needed to live in Zumikon

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zumikon. 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 Zumikon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesZumikon 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	7,563 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9¹³Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zumikon. 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 Zumikon.

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

4°-1°

5°-1°

10°2°

15°5°

19°9°

22°13°

24°14°

19°11°

14°7°

8°2°

4°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

128

126

119

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

144

178

192

207

229

216

164

109

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · 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

By nationality

National passport74.4%
Foreign residents25.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	546 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹⁷Official
City area	5.48 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	12 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Foreign residents	1,472 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁵Official
Non-permanent residents	12 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Population density	1,050 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	5,754 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁹Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official
Swiss permanent residents	4,282 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024¹²Official

International community in Zumikon

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	9	100.0%
Abroad	9	100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	5,781	100.0%
In Switzerland	3,581	61.9%
Abroad	2,200	38.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	9	100.0%
Ukraine	3	33.3%
Germany	1	11.1%
Spain	1	11.1%
Czechia	1	11.1%
Somalia	1	11.1%
Sri Lanka	1	11.1%
China	1	11.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Alternatives for people set on Zumikon

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

Cities near Zumikon

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

Zürich Commuting Zone · 7.8 km away

Rent: 26.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-04-01

Winterthur Commuting Zone · 19.9 km away

Rent: 17.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Zumikon, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Eglisau5,750 residents Mettmenstetten5,763 residents Neftenbach5,765 residents Courtepin5,772 residents Neuenegg5,730 residents Gommiswald5,718 residents

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

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

Is Zumikon part of Winterthur?

Zumikon 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. Source¹⁰

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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 Zumikon?

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 Zumikon?

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

How safe is Zumikon?

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 Zumikon?

The published population is 5,754 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Zumikon?

1,472 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Zumikon a good place to live?

Zumikon 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 Zumikon part of Winterthur?

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

Which cities are near Zumikon?

Zürich, Winterthur, Maur, Zollikon, Herrliberg are near Zumikon. 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 Zumikon?

The official country of birth distribution records 9 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). Zumikon, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9f9b4a0b638f2f7e38e8f7b65140af16]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/zumikon/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_zumikon-switzerland-population-rent-salary-safety_80749415d21d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zumikon, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9f9b4a0b638f2f7e38e8f7b65140af16},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/zumikon/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Official boundary centroid — Zumikon Official boundary centroid · api3.geo.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-28
Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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