Lucerne · Wahlkreis Hochdorf · BFS commune no. 1041^[8]

Schongau

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 67’186per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 13’72713.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 501adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’090per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’0558.3% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]90 minto Luzern

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Schongau has 1’055 residents, making it the 70th largest of the 79 communes in the canton of Lucerne.

8% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 13’727 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 501 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Luzern, about 90 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’630 h; Less sunny than 65% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 250 h; Less winter sun than 55% 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]: 9%; Less than in 70% 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: Lucerne 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]: –; Not available for this canton; 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	4’269 8.5%	9’879 12.3%	13’727 13.7%	24’938 16.6%	38’256 19.1%	68’658 22.9%
Married, single income, no children	1’063 2.1%	6’224 7.8%	9’869 9.9%	19’520 13.0%	33’044 16.5%	63’678 21.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	185 0.4%	4’945 6.2%	8’555 8.6%	17’705 11.8%	29’476 14.7%	59’541 19.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	50 0.1%	2’290 2.9%	5’437 5.4%	14’225 9.5%	26’228 13.1%	56’757 18.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 145%, commune 210%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 22%, Roman Catholic 42%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 441	CHF 501
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 110	CHF 126

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 1’090	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’347	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’522	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
Luzern	90
Aarau	96
Rotkreuz	108
Olten	115
Zug	118
Baden	119
Zürich HB	124
Zürich Altstetten	126

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]
BettwilAG	12’632	564	736
ButtwilAG	12’632	564	1’305
Aesch (LU)	12’715	501	1’526
Hitzkirch	12’715	501	6’067
FahrwangenAG	13’485	564	2’587
Schongau	13’727	501	1’055

Population

Residents1’055^[5]

Foreign nationals8.3%

Aged 0–1922.3%

Aged 20–6460.2%

Aged 65+17.5%

Area12.43 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: CHE Schongau COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.