Key location factors for Zug at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Zug has a mixed building structure: 38 % single-family, 46 % multi-family and 11 % 2-unit buildings.
The median build year 1969 is below the Swiss average (1991). 58 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 5 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Mit CHF 18'641 pro m2 liegt Zug höher als alle anderen Schweizer Gemeinden. Auch die Miete mit CHF 41.7 pro m2 und Monat zählt zu den teuersten 3 % der Schweiz.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0.28 %, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend begrenzt.
Für ein alleinstehende Person mit CHF 150'000 Bruttoeinkommen liegt die Steuerbelastung bei 8.8 % beziehungsweise CHF 13'233, ohne Kirchensteuer. Das ist günstiger als in allen anderen Schweizer Gemeinden.
18.1 % der Bevölkerung sind 65 Jahre oder älter, 17.2 % sind unter 15 Jahre alt. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 4.9 % gewachsen.
Im Umkreis von Zug gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 84 % aller Schweizer Gemeinden, zudem liegt ein Grosssee in der Nähe. Innerhalb der Gemeinde selbst sind 38 % Wald, 32 % Landwirtschaft und 28 % Siedlungsfläche.
Rents in the range of CHF 37-44/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Zug. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Zug are currently typically in the range CHF 37-44 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 2,600–3,100 per month — the effective market range starts lower for small apartments and rises disproportionately for large ones.
The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Zug is typically in the range CHF 17'800-19'800 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Zug is typically in the range CHF 15'800-20'200 per m² (defensive range ±12 %). House prices vary considerably depending on plot size, buildability and micro-location within the municipality — a direct m² comparison serves only as an initial orientation.
The effective tax burden in Zug is 8.8 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 13,233 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Zug is below. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Zug the share of second homes is 9.6 %, below the 20 % threshold. The second-home law does not apply here, and new second homes are generally permitted. Source: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), 2025.
A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Zug the median is around CHF 18'834 per m² for condominiums. A realistic estimate also factors in location, year of construction, condition, fit-out quality and view. How the price compares with other municipalities is shown by the Immoskop municipality comparison: all 2’110 municipalities by housing costs, taxes and health insurance premiums — as guidance, not a substitute for an official or bank-verified valuation.
Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Zug colour-coded.
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