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Kriens

Get to know Kriens

Kriens is a town and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

51%

Forest

  • Forest51%
  • Agriculture27%
  • Settlement21%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 88 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 27.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

22.833.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.41%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.41%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.23%
20160.44%
20170.31%
20183.57%
20192.30%
20201.65%
20211.38%
20220.48%
20230.60%
20240.26%
20250.51%
20260.41%
Net asking rentCHF 27.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 31.3/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 10'993/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings15'672Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 3'341 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings44During 2024
Primary residences92%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage92%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 16.6% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

30'685

30.7K15.3K0
20212025
Population
201026'324
201126'474
201226'751
201326'957
201427'229
201527'046
201627'110
201726'997
201827'444
201927'847
202028'245
202128'613
202228'983
202329'632
202430'008
202530'685
More about People
Population
30'685End of 2025

2025

30'685

30.7K15.3K0
20212025
Population
201026'324
201126'474
201226'751
201326'957
201427'229
201527'046
201627'110
201726'997
201827'444
201927'847
202028'245
202128'613
202228'983
202329'632
202430'008
202530'685
Foreign residents
25.4%End of 2025

2025

25.4%

25.412.70
20212025
Foreign residents
201016.9%
201116.7%
201217.0%
201317.2%
201417.7%
201517.6%
201618.2%
201718.5%
201819.0%
201919.7%
202020.1%
202121.0%
202221.9%
202323.6%
202424.5%
202525.4%
Jobs (FTE)
10'476

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 10'476 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

10'476

10.5K5.2K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20118'453
20128'725
20139'021
20149'125
20159'017
20168'930
20178'854
20188'791
20199'453
20209'391
20219'473
20229'942
202310'293
202410'476

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 11'183

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'183/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
185%Tax year 2026

2026

185%

19597.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010190%
2011190%
2012190%
2013200%
2014200%
2015200%
2016200%
2017200%
2018200%
2019200%
2020190%
2021195%
2022195%
2023195%
2024190%
2025190%
2026185%
Median taxable income
CHF 50'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 50'200

50.2K25.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 46'300
2011CHF 46'100
2012CHF 45'700
2013CHF 46'100
2014CHF 46'400
2015CHF 46'700
2016CHF 47'600
2017CHF 48'000
2018CHF 48'000
2019CHF 48'800
2020CHF 48'600
2021CHF 49'200
2022CHF 50'200
Median net income
CHF 55'300As of 2022

2022

CHF 55'300

55.3K27.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 51'600
2011CHF 51'800
2012CHF 51'200
2013CHF 51'600
2014CHF 51'700
2015CHF 52'000
2016CHF 53'000
2017CHF 53'300
2018CHF 53'300
2019CHF 53'900
2020CHF 53'800
2021CHF 54'300
2022CHF 55'300
Paying direct federal tax78%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%Tax year 2026

2026

145%

160800
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010150%
2011150%
2012150%
2013150%
2014160%
2015160%
2016160%
2017160%
2018160%
2019160%
2020170%
2021170%
2022160%
2023160%
2024160%
2025155%
2026145%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Luzern
Labour market region
Luzern
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020