Population
6'316↑0.3%
About Hergiswil NW
City · Nidwalden
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Population
6'316
Tax multiplier
120%
Hergiswil NW in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%↓10.4%
Median taxable income
CHF 62'200↑2.0%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 66'600↑2.5%
83%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.83%↑10.7%
Middle in CH
- Forest46%
- Agriculture28%
- Other14%
- Settlement11%
Foreign residents
25.1%↓0.2%
Above average in CH
Dwellings
3'253↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'217↑0.6%
90%
Housing market in Hergiswil NW
The rental vacancy rate is 0.83%, 22% above the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 37% below the cantonal average (190 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 72'300, 17% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Hergiswil NW has 6'316 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
