Switzerland · Canton NW
Stans
6370–6373Residents
8'565
Area
11.1 km²
Population density
773 pop./km²
Elevation
452 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'783 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
235%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'295 50.1%
Men
4'270 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'524 17.8%
Swiss citizens
7'001 81.7%
Foreign residents
1'564 18.3%
Population density
773 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'524 · 17.8%20–64 · 5'049 · 58.9%65+ · 1'992 · 23.3%
Foreign residents 18.3%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
61.7% YesNo 38.3%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
74.8% YesNo 25.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
26.7% YesNo 73.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
30.2% YesNo 69.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte53.5% · strongest party
Mitte53.5%
SVP29.4%
FDP17.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier235%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
235%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 9 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'325 CHF(11.3%)
Rank 9 of 11 in the canton · 162 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'325 CHF(~11.3%)
StansCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Stans | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.8% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.4% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.3% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.6% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.3% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.6% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.1% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.7% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.2% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.5% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.3% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.1% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18.6% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.1% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'297 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'783 m
Mean elevation
668 m
Relief
1'347 m
Mean slope
17.2°
Flat share
39.6%
South-facing
15.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'347 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
56.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
74.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'600
57 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff H4
22.06 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.5 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
22.06 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 22.06 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.42 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
4'062
Built before 194617.3%
Built since 200127.7%
0.42 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitestans.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
28Largest municipalities8'565 #1 NW · #232 CHFamilies & children17.8% #7 NW · #1695 CHAge structure23.3% #6 NW · #614 CHWomen share50.1% #1 NW · #860 CHForeign residents18.3% #6 NW · #1015 CHPopulation density773/km² #1 NW · #318 CHTax burden11'325 #9 NW · #163 CHTaxes235% #9 NWWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #5 NW · #785 CHSunniest municipalities42.8% #7 NW · #1024 CHRainiest municipalities1'297 mm #5 NW · #496 CHVoter turnout60% #7 NW · #479 CHAgainst Switzerland10% #11 NW · #1220 CHAligned with Switzerland90% #1 NW · #231 CHSVP strongholds29.4% #11 NW · #1300 CHCentre strongholds53.5% #3 NW · #58 CHFDP strongholds17.1% #4 NW · #649 CHLargest by area11.1 km² #11 NW · #886 CHHighest municipalities452 m #7 NW · #1519 CHRemotest municipalities94 min #10 NW · #481 CHBest-connected municipalities94 min #2 NW · #1625 CHHighest peaks1'783 m #8 NW · #394 CHHighest-lying municipalities668 m #8 NW · #835 CHGreatest vertical range1'347 m #8 NW · #371 CHSteepest municipalities17.2° #8 NW · #486 CHSolar potential57 GWh #1 NW · #261 CHCheapest electricity22.06 Rp./kWh #8 NW · #40 CHMost expensive electricity22.06 Rp./kWh #9 NW · #2072 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Stans?
- Stans has 3 postal codes: 6370, 6372, 6373.
- What is the tax rate in Stans?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Stans is 235% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Stans?
- A single person without children pays about 11'325 CHF income tax in Stans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Stans have?
- Stans has 8'565 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Stans?
- Stans has 1'564 foreign residents, a share of 18.26% (2025).
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