Population
15'939↑0.8%
About Kastanienbaum
City · Luzern
Horw is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
15'939
Tax multiplier
140%
Kastanienbaum in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.140%↓3.4%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'700↑2.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'900↑1.9%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.31%↑3.3%
Below average in canton
- Forest42%
- Settlement29%
- Agriculture28%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
18.8%↑1.1%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+30% vs CH
Dwellings
8'065↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
3'688↓0.3%
91%
41%
Fibre
Housing market in Kastanienbaum
The rental vacancy rate is 0.31%, 61% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 140%, 22% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'700, 3% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Kastanienbaum has 15'939 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
