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Living in Horw

In Horw, unemployment is 1.3% (2022).

The resident counts list 12,870 Swiss permanent residents and 66 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Horw had a population of 15,817.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population15,817people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent17.85EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate1.3%country median 2.3% — 43% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime3,439incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 70% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern
PM2.5, annual mean4.22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than 90% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 98% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Horw?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Horw.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Horw recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB10Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)17.85 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)5Official · regional context

Is Horw a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 57–77%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%
Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 31–53%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–73%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Horw?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Horw is 1.3%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,445 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch21Official
Unemployment rate1.3 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO2Official

What does a salary buy in Horw?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,445 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,015of €6,212 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€17.85/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €1,071
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,015
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Horw Salary needed to live in Horw

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Horw. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Horw. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Horw?

Police recorded about 3,439 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern9

Recorded crime across major citiesHorw highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Horw highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,439 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern9Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportBXO3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Horw. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Horw.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Horw?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.22 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandOf 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4.22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.3 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.8 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -0.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 6 · Apr 9.9 · May 14.1 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.8 · Feb 61.3 · Mar 75.4 · Apr 96.5 · May 148.7 · Jun 164.5 · Jul 165.5 · Aug 170 · Sep 109.2 · Oct 88.2 · Nov 77.9 · Dec 78.4 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.8 · Feb 79.9 · Mar 133.3 · Apr 161.5 · May 172.7 · Jun 186.9 · Jul 208.9 · Aug 198.4 · Sep 145.8 · Oct 99.4 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 39 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Zürich ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Berlin (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Horw?

The published population was 15,817 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents428.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area12.88 km²2021Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2021, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².4Official
Foreign non-permanent residents66 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Foreign residents2,947 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.11Official
Non-permanent residents66 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Population density1,228 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2021; area observed_at=2021).4Official
Population15,817 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source15Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official
Swiss permanent residents12,870 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20248Official

International community in Horw

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total52100.0%
Abroad5096.2%
In Switzerland23.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total15,939100.0%
In Switzerland11,90674.7%
Abroad4,03325.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total15,939100.0%
Switzerland12,93781.2%
Germany6283.9%
Italy2781.7%
Kosovo1571.0%
Portugal1561.0%
Eritrea870.5%
Ukraine840.5%
Poland830.5%
Spain830.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria720.5%
North Macedonia710.4%
United Kingdom580.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina580.4%
Türkiye570.4%
France560.4%
Serbia560.4%
Croatia550.3%
Brazil530.3%
Syria490.3%
Afghanistan460.3%
Netherlands430.3%
Hungary380.2%
Romania360.2%
Indonesia360.2%
Bulgaria340.2%
Slovakia310.2%
Sri Lanka290.2%
Russia280.2%
China280.2%
Vietnam280.2%
India250.2%
Iraq240.2%
Sweden210.1%
Belgium200.1%
Thailand200.1%
Greece190.1%
Slovenia190.1%
Iran190.1%
Cyprus170.1%
Malaysia150.1%
Somalia140.1%
Canada140.1%
United States140.1%
Japan130.1%
Ireland110.1%
Norway110.1%
Czechia110.1%
Colombia100.1%
Finland90.1%
Denmark80.1%
Kenya80.1%
Philippines80.1%
South Korea80.1%
Pakistan70.0%
Mexico60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Cambodia60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Latvia50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Guinea50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Estonia40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)40.0%
Albania30.0%
Liechtenstein30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Panama30.0%
Peru30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Iceland20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Côte d'Ivoire20.0%
Madagascar20.0%
South Africa20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Chile20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Mongolia20.0%
Australia20.0%
New Zealand20.0%
No indication10.0%
Malta10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Angola10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Israel10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Singapore10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Alternatives for people set on Horw

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Stans as a Horw alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 0.7% Stans vs 1.3% Horw−46%
  • Nearest airport: 3.0 km Stans vs 8.0 km Horw−63%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,008 Stans vs 3,439 Horwno percentage
  • Residents: 8,508 Stans vs 15,817 Horw−46%
  • Rent: €17.85/m² Stans vs €17.85/m² Horwsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Stans vs €7,445 Horwsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³ Stans vs 4.2 µg/m³ Horwsame level
Full comparisonMore about Stans

Bern as a Horw alternative in the same country

66 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 15,817 Horw+772%
  • Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €17.85/m² (2024) Horwno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 3,439 Horwno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 8.0 km Horw−25%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,445 Horwsame level
Full comparisonMore about Bern

Cities near Horw

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Luzern Commuting Zone · 4.0 km away
Rent
17.56 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Horw, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Herisau15,943 residentsLiestal16,034 residentsBinningen16,053 residentsLangenthal16,141 residentsArbon16,354 residentsKüsnacht15,297 residents

How does Horw compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Horw under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Horw's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Horw part of Luzern?

Horw is in the published commuting zone of Luzern; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Luzern city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Horw?

The published population was 15,817 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Horw?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Horw?

Police recorded about 3,439 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 — Kanton Luzern.

What is the unemployment rate in Horw?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Horw?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Horw a good place to live?

Horw may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Horw part of Luzern?

Horw is in the published commuting zone of Luzern; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Horw?

Luzern, Kriens, Hergiswil (NW), Littau, Meggen are near Horw. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Horw?

The official country of birth distribution records 52 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Horw, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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}
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