Uster: building age and utilization
Canton of Zurich · 8'124 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 8'124
- Municipal zones
- 33
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 45%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 8%
- Median building height
- 10.4 m
- Median floors
- 1.3
Overview
Uster: the parcel data lists 8'124 parcels in 33 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 45%, the average 62%. For comparison: canton of Zurich, median 40%.
8% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 114%, against 66% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.4 m and the median number of floors is 1.3.
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 | 90 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 130 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 143 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 285 | 4% |
| 1986-2005 | 1'211 | 15% |
| 1966-1985 | 1'143 | 14% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 5'122 | 63% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 90 | 146% |
| Built 2016 or later | 220 | 129% |
| Built 2011 or later | 363 | 118% |
| Built 2006 or later | 648 | 114% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'859 | 114% |
| Built 1966 or later | 3'002 | 110% |
| All parcels | 8'124 | 66% |
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% | 3'564 | 44% |
| 10-50% | 599 | 7% |
| 50-100% | 2'154 | 27% |
| 100-150% | 1'169 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 316 | 4% |
| 200% or more | 259 | 3% |
Median: 45% · Average: 62% · Based on 8'061 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 162 | 4% |
| 6-10 m | 1'807 | 40% |
| 10-16 m | 2'238 | 50% |
| 16-30 m | 268 | 6% |
| 30 m or more | 6 | 0.1% |
Median: 10.4 m · Average: 10.8 m · Based on 4'481 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3'721 | 53% |
| 2 | 1'161 | 17% |
| 3 | 1'411 | 20% |
| 4 | 516 | 7% |
| 5-6 | 184 | 3% |
| 7 or more | 15 | 0.2% |
Median: 1.3 · Average: 1.4 · Based on 7'008 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 39'697 | 74% | 4.5 |
| Winterthur | 21'729 | 73% | 2.6 |
| Wädenswil | 7'541 | 20% | 1 |
| Horgen | 6'320 | 23% | 1 |
| Illnau-Effretikon | 5'623 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Wetzikon (ZH) | 5'458 | 50% | 1.4 |
| Dübendorf | 5'124 | 52% | 2.1 |
| Hinwil | 4'928 | 11% | 0.9 |
| Bauma | 4'836 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Pfäffikon | 4'708 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Wald (ZH) | 4'542 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Bäretswil | 4'457 | 7% | 0.6 |
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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.