Wil (ZH)

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 71

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

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The parcel data lists 1’630 parcels in Wil (ZH), covering 8.9 km². 36.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’240 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’630
0.4% of the canton
Total area
8.9 km²
0.5% of the canton
Median area
1’240 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
36.5%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1982
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Wil (ZH)

Wil (ZH) ranks 83rd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Wil (ZH) measures 1’240 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Wil (ZH) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (45.3%), Kernzone Ka (14.7%) and Wald (13%). In total, Wil (ZH) uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Wil (ZH) has 904 buildings with 733 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.7% of them), and 23.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1982, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 595 (36.5%)

Unbuilt: 1’035 (63.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone7385.57 km²12.5%
Kernzone Ka2390.15 km²72.0%
Wald2122.62 km²3.8%
Wohnzone W11510.15 km²75.5%
Wohnzone W21190.09 km²80.7%
Kernzone Kb930.06 km²79.6%
Gewerbezone360.06 km²61.1%
Reservezone160.04 km²6.3%
Zonen für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen110.03 km²81.8%
Industriezone90.14 km²77.8%
kommunale Freihaltezone40.01 km²0.0%
Bahnareal20.02 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 904 buildings with 733 dwellings here; 348 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
904
Dwellings
733
Single-family houses
348
Building volume
1.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential460
  • Mixed use19
  • Non-residential340
  • Other85

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192094
  • 1920-194518
  • 1946-196035
  • 1961-198093
  • 1981-2000177
  • 2001-201046
  • 2011-202073
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year38

Maps and geodata for Wil (ZH)

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