Which municipality in canton Zug has the highest second-home share?

Oberägeri: 11.5 % of all dwellings are second homes (2026) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Zug. Source: ARE.

What does the 20 % Second Homes Act limit mean?

If a municipality’s second-home share is 20 % or more, no new second homes may in principle be built there. Whether the freeze applies is determined officially by the ARE. Around 326 municipalities are currently subject to it.

Ranking · Data 2026 · Source: BFS

The highest second-home share in canton Zug

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Oberägeri has the highest second-home share in canton Zug: 11.5 % of all dwellings are second homes. Next come Walchwil (10.2 %) and Zug (9.6 %). At 20 % or above, the Second Homes Act bars any new second-home permits. Source: ARE.

Ranking

ARE · 2026

Rank	Municipality	Second-home share	Residents
1	Oberägeri	11.5%	6'670
2	Walchwil	10.2%	4'013
3	Zug	9.6%	32'160
4	Unterägeri	9.4%	9'527
5	Menzingen	8.2%	4'824
6	Baar	7.7%	25'519
7	Neuheim	7.7%	2'523
8	Cham	7.4%	18'518
9	Hünenberg	5.9%	8'985
10	Risch	5.2%	11'830
11	Steinhausen	5%	10'449

Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · ARE, retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

ARE

Share of second homes in a municipality’s total dwelling stock, in percent, from the dwelling inventory of the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), as of 2026. The Second Homes Act (ZWG) bars new second-home permits in municipalities whose share is 20 % or more. Whether a municipality is subject to that freeze is an official ARE determination and does not in every case coincide exactly with the 20 % line; it is shown separately on the municipality page.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Zug has the highest second-home share?: Oberägeri: 11.5 % of all dwellings are second homes (2026) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Zug. Source: ARE.
What does the 20 % Second Homes Act limit mean?: If a municipality’s second-home share is 20 % or more, no new second homes may in principle be built there. Whether the freeze applies is determined officially by the ARE. Around 326 municipalities are currently subject to it.