Living in Altstadt, Zug
Altstadt is an area of Zug with about 2,897 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 51 out of 100 (fair): better than 83% of Zug residents, ranked 2 of 12 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 7 min walk, pharmacy 7 min walk, doctor 8 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 6.9% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Altstadt suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 63 · good | 4 of 12 |
| Family | 67 · good | 2 of 12 |
| Over 65 | 67 · good | 2 of 12 |
| Working from home | 51 · fair | 1 of 12 |
| Commuter | 58 · fair | 4 of 12 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 570 m | 7 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 533 m | 7 min walk |
| Doctor | 660 m | 8 min walk |
| Nursery school | 598 m | 7 min walk |
| Primary school | 589 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 181 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 468 m | 6 min walk |
| Public green space | 349 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 5,383 m | 67 min walk |
| Playground | 276 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 566 m | 7 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 6.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 5.8%)
- 7.2 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 24 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 18)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Altstadt
Bahnhofstrasse · Bohlstrasse · Dorfstrasse · Falkengasse · Fischmarkt · Goldgasse · Graben · Grabenstrasse · Grünring · Guggiweg · Hirschenplatz · Höhenweg · Institutstrasse · Kirchenstrasse · Kirchmattstrasse · Klosterstrasse · Klosterweidweg · Knopflisteig · Knopfliweg · Kolinplatz · Landsgemeindeplatz · Löberensteig · Löberenstrasse · Moosbachweg · Neugasse · Postplatz · Rosenbergstrasse · Rosenbergweg · Rägetenweg · Rötelweg · Schmidgasse · Schwanengasse · Seestrasse · St.-Antons-Gasse · St.-Oswalds-Gasse · Waldheimstrasse · Waldhof · Weinbergstrasse · Zeughausgasse · Ägerisaumweg · Ägeristrasse
Nearby areas
- Zurlaubenhof 63
- Neustadt 47
- Obersack 38
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