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Ranking · Tax year 2026 · Source: ESTV
The municipalities with the lowest tax multipliers in canton Zug (2026)
Baar has the lowest municipal tax multiplier in canton Zug for 2026: 47.53%. It is followed by Walchwil (51%) and Zug (52%). Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV), tax year 2026.
Ranking
ESTV · 2026| Rank | Municipality | Municipal multiplier | Church tax (prot.) | Church tax (rom.-cath.) | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baar | 47.53% | 6% | 6.65% | 24'973 |
| 2 | Walchwil | 51% | 6% | 11% | 4'005 |
| 3 | Zug | 52% | 6% | 5.95% | 31'995 |
| 4 | Hünenberg | 53% | 6% | 8.1% | 8'990 |
| 5 | Steinhausen | 53% | 6% | 9% | 10'338 |
| 6 | Unterägeri | 53% | 6% | 7.5% | 9'283 |
| 7 | Cham | 54% | 6% | 8.1% | 17'867 |
| 8 | Oberägeri | 54% | 6% | 9% | 6'543 |
| 9 | Risch | 54% | 6% | 8% | 11'449 |
| 10 | Menzingen | 55% | 6% | 9% | 4'659 |
| 11 | Neuheim | 59% | 6% | 9% | 2'454 |
Within-canton context: lowest 47.53%, median 53%, highest 59%. The cantonal multiplier of Zug is 78% on top of the municipal rate.
How we measure this
ESTVThe municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is the percentage of the cantonal base tax (einfache Staatssteuer) a municipality levies; the 2026 values come from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV). Multipliers are NOT comparable across cantons — each canton defines its own base scale — which is why this ranking stays within one canton. Church tax is shown separately and applies only to registered members.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality has the lowest tax multiplier in canton Zug in 2026?
- Baar has the lowest municipal tax multiplier in canton Zug in 2026, at 47.53%.
- What is a tax multiplier (Steuerfuss)?
- The multiplier is the percentage of the cantonal base tax that a municipality levies. Your municipal income tax = base tax × municipal multiplier. Canton and church add their own multipliers on the same base.
- Are tax multipliers comparable between cantons?
- No. Every canton defines its own base tax scale, so multipliers are only meaningful within one canton. For cross-canton comparisons you need the effective tax burden at a given income.
- Is church tax included in this ranking?
- No — the ranking uses the pure municipal multiplier. Church tax multipliers (Protestant and Roman Catholic) are listed separately in the table and apply only to registered church members.