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Rifferswil

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 12

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

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The parcel data lists 1’063 parcels in Rifferswil, covering 6.5 km². 37% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’372 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’063
0.3% of the canton
Total area
6.5 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
1’372 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
37%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Rifferswil

Rifferswil is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Rifferswil measures 1’372 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Rifferswil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 37% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (43.2%), Kernzone (34.5%) and Wald (16%). In total, Rifferswil uses 8 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rifferswil has 682 buildings with 548 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24.4% of them), and 32.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 393 (37%)Unbuilt: 670 (63%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 8 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone4595.00 km²14.6%
Kernzone3670.30 km²76.3%
Wald1700.92 km²4.1%
Wohnzone340.03 km²88.2%
Gewässer160.04 km²0.0%
Erholungszone120.16 km²41.7%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten40.01 km²75.0%
Flughafenareal10.05 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 682 buildings with 548 dwellings here; 237 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
682
Dwellings
548
Single-family houses
237
Building volume
705’757 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential331
  • Mixed use7
  • Non-residential320
  • Other24

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192096
  • 1920-194512
  • 1946-196021
  • 1961-198045
  • 1981-200067
  • 2001-201060
  • 2011-202064
  • 2021 and later3
  • Unknown year25

Maps and geodata for Rifferswil

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