Zug · Kanton Zug · BFS commune no. 1708^[8]

Steinhausen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 73’029per 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 1’387per month, estimate

Residents^[5]10’44927.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]22 minto Zug

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Steinhausen ranks for your household →
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Steinhausen has 10’449 residents, making it the 5th largest of the 11 communes in the canton of Zug.

27% of residents are foreign nationals, close to 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 3 of its 5 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 Zug, about 22 minutes away on a weekday morning.

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 9%.^[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 1’387	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’716	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 136
4 rooms family	CHF 2’157	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 119

BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. 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	22
Baar	32
Rotkreuz	37
Luzern	54
Zürich Altstetten	58
Zürich HB	60
Schlieren	65
Zürich Oerlikon	69

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]
Baar	5’197	415	25’519
Zug	5’321	415	32’160
Steinhausen	5’349	415	10’449
Cham	5’377	415	18’518
Kappel am AlbisZH	11’044	536	1’375
KnonauZH	11’706	536	2’515

Compare Steinhausen with: Zug, Baar, Cham

Population

Residents10’449^[5]

Foreign nationals27.1%

Aged 0–1920.4%

Aged 20–6459.4%

Aged 65+20.2%

Area5.05 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.

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