Population
4'916↓0.1%
About Stansstad
Municipality · Nidwalden
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Population
4'916
Tax multiplier
187%
Stansstad in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.187%
Median taxable income
CHF 56'100↑3.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'900↑2.7%
84%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.55%↓17.9%
Below average in CH
- Forest50%
- Agriculture32%
- Settlement16%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
21.8%↓0.2%
Above average in CH
Dwellings
2'727↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'705↑2.0%
89%
53%
Fibre
Housing market in Stansstad
The rental vacancy rate is 0.55%, 19% below the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 187%, roughly the cantonal average (190 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'800, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Stansstad has 4'916 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
