Living in Baar

In Baar, unemployment is 1.8% (2022).

The resident counts list 17,137 Swiss permanent residents and 322 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Baar had a population of 25,004.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population25,004people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent22.57EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.3% — 22% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime4,756incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than 72% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Baar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Baar.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	22.57 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)⁵Official · regional context

Is Baar a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–77%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–53%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–77%

Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 23–51%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Baar?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Baar is 1.8%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Baar 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	1.8 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²Official

What does a salary buy in Baar?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,731of €6,212 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€22.57/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,354
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,731

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Baar Salary needed to live in Baar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Baar. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Baar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBaar highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,756 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9⁸Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	EML	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Baar. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Baar.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Baar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.22 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-1°

5°-1°

10°2°

15°5°

19°9°

23°13°

24°15°

24°14°

19°11°

14°7°

8°3°

4°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

140

149

155

163

116

105

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

144

183

198

216

234

218

161

107

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandOf 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 14.8 · May 19 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.4 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.2 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.9 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.7 · Feb 77.5 · Mar 88.7 · Apr 93.7 · May 139.5 · Jun 149.2 · Jul 155.4 · Aug 163.3 · Sep 115.5 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 95 · Dec 105 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 55.7 · Feb 87 · Mar 143.7 · Apr 182.7 · May 197.7 · Jun 215.7 · Jul 234.2 · Aug 217.6 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 106.9 · Nov 56.7 · Dec 44.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.1 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Baar?

The published population was 25,004 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport68.5%
Foreign residents31.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	636 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹²Official
City area	24.78 km²	2016	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	322 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Foreign residents	7,867 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁰Official
Non-permanent residents	322 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Population density	1,009 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).³Official
Population	25,004 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁴Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Swiss permanent residents	17,137 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official

International community in Baar

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	25,519	100.0%
In Switzerland	16,156	63.3%
Abroad	9,363	36.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	332	100.0%
Abroad	331	99.7%
In Switzerland	1	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	332	100.0%
Italy	34	10.2%
Poland	34	10.2%
Germany	31	9.3%
United States	30	9.0%
Czechia	29	8.7%
United Kingdom	28	8.4%
Romania	15	4.5%
Netherlands	12	3.6%
South Africa	12	3.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Slovakia	9	2.7%
India	8	2.4%
Singapore	8	2.4%
France	6	1.8%
Austria	6	1.8%
Pakistan	6	1.8%
Belgium	5	1.5%
Portugal	5	1.5%
Russia	5	1.5%
Ukraine	5	1.5%
Philippines	5	1.5%
Hungary	4	1.2%
China	4	1.2%
Türkiye	3	0.9%
Afghanistan	3	0.9%
Bulgaria	2	0.6%
Greece	2	0.6%
Ireland	2	0.6%
Norway	2	0.6%
Malaysia	2	0.6%
Australia	2	0.6%
Sweden	1	0.3%
Serbia	1	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0.3%
Egypt	1	0.3%
Chile	1	0.3%
Canada	1	0.3%
Peru	1	0.3%
Sri Lanka	1	0.3%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)	1	0.3%
Israel	1	0.3%
Japan	1	0.3%
Jordan	1	0.3%
South Korea	1	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Baar

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cham as a Baar alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 18,273 Cham vs 25,004 Baar−27%
Nearest airport: 16.0 km Cham vs 21.0 km Baar−24%
Rent: €22.57/m² Cham vs €22.57/m² Baarsame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Cham vs €7,445 Baarsame level
Unemployment: 1.8% Cham vs 1.8% Baarsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,756 Cham vs 4,756 Baarsame level
Annual PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³ Cham vs 4.2 µg/m³ Baarsame level

Full comparison More about Cham

Bern as a Baar alternative in the same country

86 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 25,004 Baar+452%
Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €22.57/m² (2024) Baarno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 21.0 km Baar−71%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 4,756 Baarno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,445 Baarsame level

Full comparison More about Bern

Cities near Baar

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Baar, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Wil (SG)25,176 residents Horgen24,549 residents Bülach24,508 residents Wil25,534 residents Wädenswil25,704 residents Baden23,853 residents

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Baar in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Switzerland #10 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Switzerland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Baar under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Baar's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Baar part of Zug?

Baar is in the published commuting zone of Zug; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Zug city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁴

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Baar?

The published population was 25,004 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Baar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

What is the unemployment rate in Baar?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Baar?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Baar a good place to live?

Baar may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Baar part of Zug?

Baar is in the published commuting zone of Zug; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Baar?

Zug, Steinhausen, Cham, Mettmenstetten, Unterägeri are near Baar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Baar?

The official country of birth distribution records 25,519 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Baar, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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