Area guide
Low-tax lakeside town, Crypto Valley, international schools
Price per sqft
$2,100-$2,450 (CHF 18,738-21,821/m², 2026)
Population
~31,000 town | ~132,000 canton
Crime scale
Very low for Switzerland
1.8 assaults per 1,000, Canton of Zug, 2023
Zug is a small lakeside town 25 minutes from Zurich with some of the lowest taxes in Switzerland and a dense cluster of commodity, crypto and holding companies. It suits principals, founders and families who want low tax and an international school with a short commute. It is the most expensive housing market in Switzerland.
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School fit
5/5International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) has campuses in Baar and Hünenberg; Institut Montana Zugerberg is a boarding and day school above the town.
Tax position
5/5Canton Zug carries some of the lowest income and wealth tax in Switzerland; lump-sum taxation available.
Commute
4/5Zurich in about 25 minutes by train; Zurich Airport about 40 minutes.
Family network density
5/5Highly international, with large British, German and American communities and many company principals.
Inventory in price band
1/5Apartments and villas; very low vacancy.
Zurich in about 25 minutes by train; Zurich Airport about 40 minutes.
Apartments and villas; very low vacancy. Lex Koller limits buying until you are resident; most newcomers rent first.
Highly international, with large British, German and American communities and many company principals.
International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL) has campuses in Baar and Hünenberg; Institut Montana Zugerberg is a boarding and day school above the town. Swiss public schools teach in German.
Where we would take you in your first month in Zug. A handful of places locals return to, picked by relo for a family dinner, a celebration or meeting new neighbours, so you can skip the trial and error and feel at home sooner.
Restaurant · City-Hotel Ochsen, Zug
First-floor dining room in the Ochsen, with a list of over 1,300 wines.
Restaurant · Ober Altstadt, Zug
Classic Swiss cooking in the old town, Luzerner Chügelipastete included.
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