Population
2'121↑0.5%
About Wolfenschiessen
Municipality · Nidwalden
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers.
Population
2'121
Tax multiplier
250%
Vacancy
0.54%
Wolfenschiessen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
250%
Median taxable income
CHF 59'167
+8% vs CH
Vacancy
0.54%↓34.1%
- Agriculture39%
- Forest34%
- Other25%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
12.5%↑2.5%
Dwellings
1'111↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
605↑6.5%
92%
24%
Fibre
Housing market in Wolfenschiessen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.54%, 20% below the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 250%, 32% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'167, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Wolfenschiessen has 2'121 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
