Rafz
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 67
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’020 parcels in Rafz, covering 10.7 km². 55.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 875 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’020
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 10.7 km²
0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 875 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 55.5%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1987
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Rafz
Rafz is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Rafz measures 875 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Rafz is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (30.8%), Kernzone (21.1%) and Wohnzone 1 Geschoss (14.9%). In total, Rafz uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rafz has 1’781 buildings with 2’281 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.7% of them), and 29.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’121 (55.5%)Unbuilt: 899 (44.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 623 | 5.80 km² | 21.0% |
| Kernzone | 427 | 0.25 km² | 71.2% |
| Wohnzone 1 Geschoss | 300 | 0.23 km² | 78.3% |
| Wohnzone, 3 Geschosse | 215 | 0.20 km² | 87.4% |
| Wald | 103 | 3.30 km² | 5.8% |
| Wohnzone B, 2 Geschosse | 102 | 0.09 km² | 81.4% |
| Wohnzone A, 2 Geschosse | 65 | 0.04 km² | 80.0% |
| Wohnzone B mit Gewerbeerleichterung, 2 Geschosse | 51 | 0.06 km² | 72.5% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone IG2 | 48 | 0.23 km² | 72.9% |
| Wohnzonen mit Gewerbeerleichterung 3 Vollgeschosse | 32 | 0.02 km² | 65.6% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone IG1 | 16 | 0.06 km² | 75.0% |
| Zonen für öffentliche Bauten | 16 | 0.07 km² | 56.3% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 22 | 0.34 km² | 36.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’781 buildings with 2’281 dwellings here; 680 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’781
- Dwellings
- 2’281
- Single-family houses
- 680
- Building volume
- 2.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rafz
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