Rickenbach (ZH)
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 225
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’540 parcels in Rickenbach (ZH), covering 6 km². 56.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 687 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’540
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 6 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 687 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 56.9%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1974
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Rickenbach (ZH)
Rickenbach (ZH) is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Rickenbach (ZH) measures 687 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Rickenbach (ZH) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 56.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2/50 (28%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (22.9%) and Kernzone überkommunal (12.5%). In total, Rickenbach (ZH) uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rickenbach (ZH) has 1’315 buildings with 1’259 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (84.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (34.1% of them), and 18.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 877 (56.9%)Unbuilt: 663 (43.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2/50 | 431 | 0.18 km² | 87.7% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 353 | 3.74 km² | 10.5% |
| Kernzone überkommunal | 193 | 0.12 km² | 76.2% |
| Kernzone kommunal | 139 | 0.11 km² | 81.3% |
| Wald | 103 | 1.27 km² | 5.8% |
| Wohnzone 2/35 | 92 | 0.08 km² | 83.7% |
| Wohnzone 3-geschossig | 86 | 0.07 km² | 87.2% |
| Freihaltezone kommunal | 74 | 0.13 km² | 6.8% |
| Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung | 21 | 0.03 km² | 85.7% |
| Gewerbezone Z | 15 | 0.07 km² | 66.7% |
| Erholungszone Erholungszone | 13 | 0.09 km² | 15.4% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 10 | 0.06 km² | 60.0% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 10 | 0.07 km² | 30.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’315 buildings with 1’259 dwellings here; 658 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’315
- Dwellings
- 1’259
- Single-family houses
- 658
- Building volume
- 1.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rickenbach (ZH)
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