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Küsnacht (ZH)

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 154

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 4’244 parcels in Küsnacht (ZH), covering 12.4 km². 64.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 936 m².

Key figures

Parcels
4’244
1.1% of the canton
Total area
12.4 km²

0.7% of the canton

Median area
936 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.5%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1962

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Küsnacht (ZH)

Küsnacht (ZH) ranks 16th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Küsnacht (ZH) measures 936 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Küsnacht (ZH) is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2/1.40 (18.8%), Wohnzone 2/1.50 (11.7%) and Wohnzone 2/1.20 (10.4%). In total, Küsnacht (ZH) uses 41 zone designations.

According to the building register, Küsnacht (ZH) has 4’390 buildings with 7’573 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 26% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (21.5% of them), and 19.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1962, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’739 (64.5%)Unbuilt: 1’505 (35.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 2/1.407970.83 km²82.3%
Wohnzone 2/1.504960.43 km²81.9%
Wohnzone 2/1.204410.69 km²80.5%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone4203.37 km²17.9%
Kernzone 2-geschossig3310.27 km²72.8%
Wald2713.53 km²8.5%
Wohnzone 2/1.752470.41 km²77.7%
kommunale Freihaltezone2220.92 km²31.5%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig 2.402190.24 km²80.8%
Kernzone 3-geschossig1380.09 km²67.4%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig 2.751380.16 km²78.3%
Wohnzone 2/1.151340.17 km²66.4%
Other zones (29 labels)3901.25 km²65.1%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 4’390 buildings with 7’573 dwellings here; 1’489 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
4’390
Dwellings
7’573
Single-family houses
1’489
Building volume
6.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’821
  • Mixed use73
  • Non-residential1’142
  • Other354

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920295
  • 1920-1945412
  • 1946-1960588
  • 1961-1980466
  • 1981-2000394
  • 2001-2010291
  • 2011-2020197
  • 2021 and later55
  • Unknown year41

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