Population
3'770↑1.6%
About Beckenried
City · Nidwalden
Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Population
3'770
Tax multiplier
179%
Beckenried in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.179%
Median taxable income
CHF 56'100↑3.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'000↑3.9%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.84%↓48.8%
Middle in CH
- Agriculture48%
- Forest37%
- Other8%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
14.0%↑1.5%
Below average in CH
Dwellings
2'024↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
840↑1.7%
86%
83%
Fibre
Housing market in Beckenried
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 24% above the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 179%, 6% below the cantonal average (190 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'650, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Beckenried has 3'770 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
