Population
8'565↑0.7%
About Stans
City · Nidwalden
Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
Population
8'565
Tax multiplier
235%
Stans in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.235%
Median taxable income
CHF 54'100↑1.5%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'300↑1.8%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.42%↓32.3%
Below average in CH
- Agriculture39%
- Forest37%
- Settlement21%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
18.3%↑1.4%
Middle in CH
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+11% vs CH
Dwellings
4'048↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
8'951↑4.2%
94%
Housing market in Stans
The rental vacancy rate is 0.42%, 38% below the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 235%, 24% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'900, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Stans has 8'565 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).