Living in Illgau

Illgau is a small municipality in Schwyz, Switzerland, home to 815 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents815
Density74 per km²
Area11.0 km²
5-year growth+2.3%
Tax, single, CHF 100k10.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k5.0%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m2.01‰
Hub airport54 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+47 km
Within 30 km508,600 people
Lake shore9 km (Lake Lucerne)
Climate typeSubarctic (Dfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,510 m, height range 1,230 m
Nearest large lakeVierwaldstättersee, 8.8 km
Main railway line8.3 km
Border with Liechtenstein57 km
Distance to Bern96 km
Within 10 km33,980 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 30 min, sunset 16:39

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Good to know about Illgau

How Illgau ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Schwyz
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner23#1,078 of 2,172#29 of 30Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Taxes and wealth93
  • Safety and community92
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)89
  • Sea or lake shore88
  • Mobility and connectivity67
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance66
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance66
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)66
  • Jobs and economy64
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)64
  • Education and family64
  • Green space62
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)59
  • Real estate58
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance56
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)50
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)50
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)48
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance43
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)41
  • Demographics32
  • Health and elderly30
  • Lifestyle and amenities24
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)24
  • Foundation13
  • Flat land (terrain relief)7
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)6
  • Affordability2
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0

Residents by year

20197972019: 79720208022020: 80220217972021: 79720227952022: 79520237952023: 79520248152024: 815

+2.3% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.