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In short
Wädenswil is a German-speaking town on Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich, with 26,012 residents at the end of 2025, 24.9% of them foreign nationals. On 1 June 2026, 0.40% of dwellings were empty. The municipal tax multiplier is 102% in 2026. Register within 14 days; trains reach Zurich in 17 to 24 minutes.
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Wädenswil in figures
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- Residents
- 26,012
- permanent resident population
- 31 Dec 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (opens in a new tab)
- Foreign residents
- 24.9%
- 6,482 people; canton of Zurich 29.2%
- 31 Dec 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (opens in a new tab)
- Municipal tax multiplier
- 102%
- of the simple cantonal tax, without church tax; canton rate 95%
- 2026 · Amt für Statistik und Daten des Kantons Zürich (opens in a new tab)
- Vacancy rate
- 0.40%
- 50 empty dwellings; canton of Zurich 0.52%
- 1 June 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (opens in a new tab)
- ZVV local network pass
- CHF 51 a month
- personal NetzPass Lokalnetz, adult, 2nd class; CHF 474 a year
- 2026 · Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) (opens in a new tab)
- Registration deadline
- 14 days
- at the Einwohnerdienste or online via eUmzugCH
- 2026 · Stadt Wädenswil (opens in a new tab)
- Train to Zurich
- 17–24 minutes
- direct trains to Zurich main station, weekday morning
- 2026 timetable · Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (opens in a new tab)
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How do you register when you move to Wädenswil?
Register within 14 days, in person at the residents' services (Einwohnerdienste) or online through eUmzugCH, after deregistering at your previous municipality. Foreign nationals moving from abroad bring their employment contract and, if they have one, the migration office's assurance of a permit. The fee is CHF 40 per adult, plus permit fees.
The city asks new residents to deregister at their old address and register in Wädenswil within 14 days, either in person at the Einwohnerdienste or through the eUmzugCH platform; if you register in person, the deregistration at your previous municipality must come first(Stadt Wädenswil, checked ). The general steps are in our guide to registering at your commune.
Foreign nationals bring(Stadt Wädenswil, checked ):
- a passport or identity card and, if you have one, the residence permit (Ausländerausweis)
- a copy of the rental contract or the landlord's confirmation of moving in, with the official flat number
- proof of health insurance
- marriage or birth certificates for families
- when moving from abroad: the employment contract and any assurance from the migration office (Migrationsamt)
People moving from abroad can fill in the residence application form in advance and bring it to the counter(Stadt Wädenswil, checked ). Permit types are explained in Swiss permits B, L and C. Basic health insurance must be taken out within three months of taking up residence and is then backdated to your arrival(FOPH, checked ); see Swiss health insurance for expats.
What is Wädenswil like to live in?
Wädenswil lies on the left shore of Lake Zurich and describes itself as a town of education and research; the largest of these institutions is the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). Housing is slightly scarcer than in the canton overall, and trains reach Zurich main station in 17 to 24 minutes.
According to the city, the former industrial town has become a place to live and study, and the ZHAW campus has 480 jobs and more than 1,000 students(Stadt Wädenswil, checked ). The official language is German, and the foreign share of 24.9% at the end of 2025 was below the cantonal 29.2%(FSO STATPOP, checked ).
Housing. On 1 June 2026, 50 dwellings stood empty in Wädenswil, a vacancy rate of 0.40%, against 0.52% in the canton of Zurich and 0.93% in Switzerland(FSO vacancy count, checked ).
Tax. Income and wealth tax is the simple cantonal tax multiplied by the canton's rate of 95% and the town's rate of 102% in 2026, one point lower than in 2025(zh.ch, checked )(Kanton Zürich tax rates 2026, checked ).
Getting around. Wädenswil has its own ZVV local network (Lokalnetz), which also covers stops in Au and Hütten(ZVV local networks, checked ). A personal NetzPass for a local network costs CHF 51 a month or CHF 474 a year for an adult in 2nd class(ZVV, checked ).
Zurich. On a weekday morning in the 2026 timetable, direct trains reach Zurich main station in 17 minutes (S 25), 19 minutes (IR 35) or 24 minutes (S 2)(SBB timetable, checked ). For the city itself, see living in Zurich.
What else do people ask about living in Wädenswil?
When do I have to register in Wädenswil?
Within 14 days of moving in, at the residents' services (Einwohnerdienste) or online through eUmzugCH. The fee is CHF 40 per adult, plus permit fees for foreign nationals.
How long is the train from Wädenswil to Zurich?
17 to 24 minutes on direct trains to Zurich main station, according to the SBB timetable for a weekday morning in October 2026.
Sources
Last checked by the expat-services.ch editorial team
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO) Permanent resident population by institutional units, citizenship (category), place of birth and sex (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO) Vacant dwellings by region, canton, district, commune, number of rooms and type of vacant dwelling (opens in a new tab)
- Kanton Zürich Aktuelle Gemeindesteuerfüsse (opens in a new tab)
- Amt für Statistik und Daten des Kantons Zürich Steuerfüsse der Zürcher Gemeinden für natürliche und juristische Personen (2026, open data) (opens in a new tab)
- Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) Personal NetworkPass (opens in a new tab)
- Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) Verzeichnis der Lokalnetze (01.06.2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Stadt Wädenswil Anmeldung/Zuzug (opens in a new tab)
- Stadt Wädenswil Porträt (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) Health insurance: Requirement to obtain insurance for persons resident in Switzerland (opens in a new tab)
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) SBB timetable: Wädenswil to Zürich HB, Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 08:00 (opens in a new tab)
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