Schwyz · Bezirk Schwyz · BFS commune no. 1365^[8]

Lauerz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 71’818per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 8’1158.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 511adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’161per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’16514.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]59 minto Zug

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Lauerz has 1’165 residents, making it the 23rd largest of the 30 communes in the canton of Schwyz.

15% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 16% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 8’115 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Schwyz.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 511 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Zug, about 59 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’490 h; Less sunny than 90% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 160 h; Less winter sun than 95% 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]: 5%; Less 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]: 0%; Median: Schwyz 0%, Switzerland 0%; 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]: 7%; Median: Schwyz 11%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

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	2’092 4.2%	5’378 6.7%	8’115 8.1%	16’419 10.9%	26’222 13.1%	48’159 16.1%
Married, single income, no children	240 0.5%	2’936 3.7%	5’386 5.4%	12’059 8.0%	21’808 10.9%	43’800 14.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	49 0.1%	2’128 2.7%	4’327 4.3%	10’289 6.9%	18’652 9.3%	40’317 13.4%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	111 0.1%	1’430 1.4%	8’405 5.6%	16’994 8.5%	38’988 13.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 110%, commune 175%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 31%, Roman Catholic 29%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 427	CHF 511
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 132

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 1’161	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’539	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’716	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
Zug	59
Rotkreuz	67
Baar	70
Luzern	73
Zürich HB	87
Pfäffikon SZ	94
Zürich Altstetten	102
Zürich Airport	104

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]
Gersau	7’440	511	2’505
Arth	7’440	511	12’616
Steinerberg	7’665	511	954
Ingenbohl	7’890	511	9’599
Lauerz	8’115	511	1’165
Schwyz	8’115	511	16’735
Steinen	8’565	511	3’762

Population

Residents1’165^[5]

Foreign nationals14.9%

Aged 0–1922.8%

Aged 20–6461.7%

Aged 65+15.5%

Area9.19 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 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: Lauerz-blazon.svg, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.