Gemeinde finances

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Compare spending, debt, and equity per resident using official Kanton Zürich open data. Data year 2024; 161 communes in Canton Zürich.

Sum of municipal Nettoaufwand across core service areas (administration, education, health, social security, transport, environment, culture, public order). Excludes Finanzen/Steuern and Volkswirtschaft, which are mainly fiscal transfers rather than service spending.

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Gemeinde name

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Comparison

Operating expenditure per resident (2024)

ZürichCHF 7'868

Higher than 100% of ZH communes

WinterthurCHF 6'225

Higher than 98% of ZH communes

UsterCHF 5'261

Higher than 83% of ZH communes

Ranking

Selected communes, highest first

1ZürichCHF 7'868
2WinterthurCHF 6'225
3UsterCHF 5'261

Spending breakdown

Share of operating expenditure by service area

Zürich

General administrationCHF 793
Public order & securityCHF 831
EducationCHF 2'812
Social securityCHF 1'063
HealthCHF 969
Transport & telecomCHF 524
Environment & spatial planningCHF 158
Culture, sport & leisureCHF 718

Winterthur

General administrationCHF 178
Public order & securityCHF 471
EducationCHF 2'680
Social securityCHF 1'414
HealthCHF 547
Transport & telecomCHF 353
Environment & spatial planningCHF 90
Culture, sport & leisureCHF 492

Uster

General administrationCHF 466
Public order & securityCHF 292
EducationCHF 2'525
Social securityCHF 767
HealthCHF 526
Transport & telecomCHF 300
Environment & spatial planningCHF 104
Culture, sport & leisureCHF 281

Methodology

How these indicators are calculated and what comes next.

Operating expenditure sums Nettoaufwand across eight core service areas and excludes Finanzen/Steuern and Volkswirtschaft (mainly fiscal transfers). Debt, equity, and investment-share indicators come from the same Kanton Zürich Gemeindefinanzen series.

Nationwide Gemeinde coverage from the EFV Finanzstatistik is planned next.