Stäfa

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 158

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 4’304 parcels in Stäfa, covering 8.6 km². 64.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 661 m².

Key figures

Parcels
4’304
1.1% of the canton
Total area
8.6 km²
0.5% of the canton
Median area
661 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
64.7%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1976
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Stäfa

Stäfa ranks 14th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Stäfa measures 661 m², smaller than the canton median of 815 m². Stäfa is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2/1.9 (18.7%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (13.2%) and Wohnzone 2/1.4 (12.9%). In total, Stäfa uses 31 zone designations.

According to the building register, Stäfa has 4’251 buildings with 7’508 dwellings, 1.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 25.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (21.2% of them), and 20.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’783 (64.7%)

Unbuilt: 1’521 (35.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone 2/1.98040.69 km²77.0%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone5663.35 km²30.9%
Wohnzone 2/1.45540.50 km²81.2%
Kernzone B4750.23 km²69.9%
Kernzone A3890.18 km²73.3%
Wohnzone 2/1.63820.29 km²83.8%
Wohnzone 3/2.43020.33 km²77.5%
Wald2021.35 km²5.4%
Kantonale Freihaltezone1090.30 km²33.9%
Wohnzone G3/2.4930.13 km²74.2%
Wohnzone 2/1.0690.12 km²81.2%
Freihaltezone560.12 km²35.7%
Other zones (19 labels)3030.99 km²57.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 4’251 buildings with 7’508 dwellings here; 1’548 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
4’251
Dwellings
7’508
Single-family houses
1’548
Building volume
5.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’706
  • Mixed use58
  • Non-residential1’081
  • Other406

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920591
  • 1920-1945160
  • 1946-1960268
  • 1961-1980549
  • 1981-2000577
  • 2001-2010373
  • 2011-2020140
  • 2021 and later66
  • Unknown year59

Maps and geodata for Stäfa

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