Canton of OW
Living in Sarnen
With a municipal tax multiplier of 386%, this municipality ranks 1 among the least taxed of the 7 municipalities in canton OW. That is 89 points below the median municipality in canton OW. With 10,862 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 7 municipalities. Under-20s make up 18.8% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 54,880 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
STATPOP 2024
Age structure
- 0–19 years
- 2,040
- 20–64 years
- 6,247
- 65 and over
- 2,575
Municipal taxation
- Municipal multiplier
- 386.00 %
- Cantonal multiplier
- 325.00 %
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
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