Zug · Kanton Zug · BFS commune no. 1703^[8]

Hünenberg

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 72’081per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 5’3495.3% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 415adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’466per month, estimate

Residents^[5]8’98520.2% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]23 minto Rotkreuz

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Hünenberg ranks for your household →
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Hünenberg has 8’985 residents, making it the 7th largest of the 11 communes in the canton of Zug.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 5’349 a year in income tax here, less than in any of its 9 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 415 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Rotkreuz, about 23 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’670 h; Less sunny than 50% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 240 h; Less winter sun than 65% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 23%; More than in 80% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 2%; More than in 85% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 10%; Median: Zug 11%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building
Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)⁠^[16]: ≈ 95%; More than in 90% of communes; BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)
Electricity price, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)⁠^[17]: 21.6–23.5 Rp./kWh; About CHF 970–1’060 a year for 4’500 kWh · Cheaper than in 95% of communes; ElCom tariffs 2027, standard products, excl. VAT; operators: EGH Elektro-Genossenschaft Hünenberg, WWZ Energie AG. The price depends on the address
Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)⁠^[18]: 0.21%; Switzerland 0.93%, canton ZG 0.20%. A low rate means flats are hard to find; BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 8 empty dwellings for rent or sale

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	1’088 2.2%	3’358 4.2%	5’349 5.3%	12’893 8.6%	23’136 11.6%	44’508 14.8%
Married, single income, no children	149 0.3%	1’455 1.8%	2’746 2.7%	7’523 5.0%	15’650 7.8%	37’611 12.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	6 0.0%	993 1.2%	2’091 2.1%	6’278 4.2%	12’964 6.5%	34’185 11.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	2’934 2.0%	9’260 4.6%	28’800 9.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 78%, commune 53%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 6%, Roman Catholic 8.1%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Zug.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 382	CHF 415
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 89	CHF 106

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’466	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’809	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 2’176	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Rotkreuz	23
Zug	30
Baar	41
Luzern	52
Zürich HB	70
Aarau	83
Zürich Oerlikon	84
Zürich Altstetten	86

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Hünenberg	5’349	415	8’985
Cham	5’377	415	18’518
Risch	5’377	415	11’830
ObfeldenZH	11’800	536	6’081
MaschwandenZH	12’273	536	669
MerenschwandAG	12’312	564	3’945
SinsAG	12’419	564	4’561
DietwilAG	12’739	564	1’476
MühlauAG	13’432	564	1’368
OberrütiAG	13’539	564	1’631

Population

Residents8’985^[5]

Foreign nationals20.2%

Aged 0–1921.0%

Aged 20–6459.1%

Aged 65+19.9%

Area18.66 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Hünenberg COA.svg, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.