What is the postal code of Baar?

Baar has 6 postal codes: 6300, 6312, 6314, 6319, 6340, 6345.

What is the tax rate in Baar?

The municipal tax multiplier of Baar is 47.53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.

How much tax do you pay in Baar?

A single person without children pays about 5'197 CHF income tax in Baar on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Baar have?

Baar has 25'519 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Baar?

Baar has 8'209 foreign residents, a share of 32.17% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZG

Baar

6300–6345

ZG CANTON6300 6312 6314 6319+2 PLZ

Residents

25'519

Area

24.9 km²

Population density

1'027 pop./km²

Elevation

443 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

840 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

47.53%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

12'573 49.3%

Men

12'946 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'996 19.6%

Swiss citizens

17'310 67.8%

Foreign residents

8'209 32.2%

Population density

1'027 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'996 · 19.6%20–64 · 15'777 · 61.8%65+ · 4'746 · 18.6%

Foreign residents 32.2%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Baar

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.5% · strongest party

SVP31.5%

Mitte24.0%

GRÜNE17.0%

FDP11.8%

GLP6.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier47.53%

Cantonal tax multiplier78%

47.53%ZG range 47.53%59%

Tax rank 1 of 11 in canton Zug

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

5'197 CHF(5.2%)

Rank 1 of 11 in the canton · 1 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:5'197 CHF(~5.2%)

BaarCanton range ZugSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Baar	Zug	Switzerland median
40'000	1.5%	1.5–1.6%	5.4%
50'000	2.1%	2.1–2.3%	7.8%
60'000	2.8%	2.8–3%	10.5%
70'000	3.5%	3.5–3.7%	11.9%
80'000	4.1%	4.1–4.3%	13.1%
90'000	4.5%	4.5–4.8%	14.1%
100'000	5.2%	5.2–5.5%	15.3%
110'000	5.8%	5.8–6.2%	16.3%
120'000	6.5%	6.5–6.8%	17.2%
130'000	7.1%	7.1–7.5%	18.1%
140'000	7.7%	7.7–8.1%	19%
150'000	8.4%	8.4–8.8%	19.7%
175'000	10%	10–10.5%	21.6%
200'000	11.3%	11.3–11.9%	23.2%
225'000	12.3%	12.3–12.9%	24.6%
250'000	13.2%	13.2–13.8%	25.8%
275'000	13.9%	13.9–14.6%	26.8%
300'000	14.5%	14.5–15.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'273 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

840 m

Mean elevation

531 m

Relief

419 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

42.3%

South-facing

17.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 419 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

131.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

182.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

29'300

132 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

21.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

6.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.89 Rp./kWh

21.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator WWZ Energie AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.45 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

11'856

Built before 19468.4%

Built since 200130.5%

0.45 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 58 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 9/11 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebaar.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities25'519 #2 ZG · #36 CH Families & children19.6% #8 ZG · #1270 CH Age structure18.6% #7 ZG · #1527 CH Women share49.3% #7 ZG · #1371 CH Foreign residents32.2% #3 ZG · #228 CH Population density1'027/km² #2 ZG · #216 CH Tax burden5'197 #1 ZG · #1 CH Taxes47.5% #1 ZG Warmest municipalities10 °C #5 ZG · #494 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #6 ZG · #1248 CH Rainiest municipalities1'273 mm #6 ZG · #536 CH Voter turnout58.5% #9 ZG · #629 CH Against Switzerland11% #9 ZG · #1168 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #3 ZG · #288 CH SVP strongholds31.5% #7 ZG · #1173 CH SP strongholds5.8% #2 ZG · #1885 CH Centre strongholds24% #9 ZG · #382 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #8 ZG · #1167 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #5 ZG · #900 CH Green strongholds17% #4 ZG · #62 CH Largest by area24.9 km² #5 ZG · #368 CH Highest municipalities443 m #8 ZG · #1592 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #9 ZG · #1389 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #2 ZG · #702 CH Highest peaks840 m #6 ZG · #925 CH Highest-lying municipalities531 m #7 ZG · #1300 CH Greatest vertical range419 m #6 ZG · #789 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #7 ZG · #1161 CH Solar potential132 GWh #1 ZG · #42 CH Cheapest electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #1 ZG · #25 CH Most expensive electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #5 ZG · #2076 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Allenwinden6319 Baar6340 Neuägeri6314 Neuheim6345 Steinhausen6312 Zug6300

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Baar?: Baar has 6 postal codes: 6300, 6312, 6314, 6319, 6340, 6345.
What is the tax rate in Baar?: The municipal tax multiplier of Baar is 47.53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Baar?: A single person without children pays about 5'197 CHF income tax in Baar on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Baar have?: Baar has 25'519 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Baar?: Baar has 8'209 foreign residents, a share of 32.17% (2025).

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