Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis ranks 39th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Affoltern am Albis measures 729 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Affoltern am Albis is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dreigeschossige Wohnzone (24.8%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (12.8%) and Zweigeschossige Wohnzone (8.4%). In total, Affoltern am Albis uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Affoltern am Albis has 2’951 buildings with 6’028 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.4% of them), and 18.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).