Elgg: building age and utilization
Canton of Zurich · 3'316 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 3'316
- Municipal zones
- 26
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 8%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 5%
- Median building height
- 10.1 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Elgg: the parcel data lists 3'316 parcels in 26 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 8%, the average 42%. For comparison: canton of Zurich, median 40%.
5% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 109%, against 46% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.1 m and the median number of floors is 0.7.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 38 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 36 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 47 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 59 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 326 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 276 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'534 | 76% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 38 | 101% |
| Built 2016 or later | 74 | 106% |
| Built 2011 or later | 121 | 110% |
| Built 2006 or later | 180 | 109% |
| Built 1986 or later | 506 | 109% |
| Built 1966 or later | 782 | 105% |
| All parcels | 3'316 | 46% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 2'067 | 63% |
| 10-50% | 133 | 4% |
| 50-100% | 518 | 16% |
| 100-150% | 349 | 11% |
| 150-200% | 112 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 101 | 3% |
Median: 8% · Average: 42% · Based on 3'280 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 96 | 8% |
| 6-10 m | 500 | 41% |
| 10-16 m | 607 | 49% |
| 16-30 m | 26 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10.1 m · Average: 10 m · Based on 1'229 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'059 | 72% |
| 2 | 431 | 15% |
| 3 | 310 | 11% |
| 4 | 49 | 2% |
| 5-6 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.7 · Based on 2'856 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg | 3'599 | 11% | 0.9 |
| Bülach | 3'469 | 49% | 2.2 |
| Dietikon | 3'390 | 59% | 2.5 |
| Regensdorf | 3'365 | 45% | 1.2 |
| Rüti (ZH) | 3'328 | 68% | 2.3 |
| Richterswil | 3'318 | 62% | 2.4 |
| Dürnten | 3'299 | 40% | 1.1 |
| Kloten | 3'264 | 22% | 1 |
| Zell (ZH) | 3'207 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Stammheim | 3'178 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Wallisellen | 3'117 | 58% | 2 |
| Wangen-Brüttisellen | 3'106 | 8% | 0.8 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.