Population
8'508↑1.6%
About Stans
City · Nidwalden
Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
Population
8'508
Tax multiplier
235%
Stans in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
235%
Top 10% in CH
Median taxable income
CHF 68'014
Middle in CH
Vacancy
0.42%↓32.3%
Below average in CH
- Agriculture39%
- Forest37%
- Settlement21%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
18.0%↑2.6%
Middle in CH
Dwellings
4'048↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
8'593↑4.3%
94%
75%
Fibre
Housing market in Stans
The rental vacancy rate is 0.42%, 38% below the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 235%, 24% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'014, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Stans has 8'508 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
