Living in Sachseln

The resident counts list 4,608 Swiss permanent residents and 13 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Sachseln had a population of 5,299.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population5,299people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent16.69EUR/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)

Recorded crime4,745incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB¹⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	16.69 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	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)²Official · regional context

Is Sachseln a good place to live?

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 61–83%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–71%

Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,001 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 16.69 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

13% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 691 of 5,299 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sachseln?

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

Left over each month€5,084of €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€16.69/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	− €1,001
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	€5,084

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sachseln Salary needed to live in Sachseln

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sachseln. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSachseln highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,745 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9⁹Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sachseln. 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

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-5°

3°-5°

7°-2°

12°2°

16°5°

19°9°

21°11°

16°7°

12°4°

6°-1°

3°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

166

179

198

196

128

110

103

107

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

128

146

147

158

164

157

132

112

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 11.7 · May 16 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.3 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 1.5 · May 5.4 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 10.7 · Sep 7.2 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.7 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 6.3 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 89.4 · Feb 81.3 · Mar 98.5 · Apr 112.1 · May 165.7 · Jun 178.6 · Jul 198.2 · Aug 196.2 · Sep 128 · Oct 109.8 · Nov 102.5 · Dec 107.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.1 · Feb 91.8 · Mar 128.2 · Apr 146.4 · May 147.4 · Jun 158.1 · Jul 164 · Aug 156.5 · Sep 131.5 · Oct 112 · Nov 61.5 · Dec 31.3 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.2 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87%
Foreign residents13%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	562.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹³Official
City area	53.82 km²	2016	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².¹Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	13 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Foreign residents	691 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹¹Official
Non-permanent residents	13 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Population density	98.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).¹Official
Population	5,299 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁵Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Swiss permanent residents	4,608 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official

International community in Sachseln

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

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	5,300	100.0%
In Switzerland	4,440	83.8%
Abroad	860	16.2%

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

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	10	100.0%
Abroad	10	100.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	10	100.0%
Ukraine	3	30.0%
Germany	1	10.0%
France	1	10.0%
Austria	1	10.0%
Poland	1	10.0%
Portugal	1	10.0%
Romania	1	10.0%
Sweden	1	10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Sachseln

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.

Ennetbürgen as a Sachseln alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,008 Ennetbürgen vs 4,745 Sachseln−37%
Rent: €17.85/m² Ennetbürgen vs €16.69/m² Sachseln+7%
Residents: 5,327 Ennetbürgen vs 5,299 Sachseln+1%
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Ennetbürgen vs €7,445 Sachselnsame level

Full comparison More about Ennetbürgen

Winterthur as a Sachseln alternative in the same country

79 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 120,376 Winterthur vs 5,299 Sachseln+2172%
Rent: €17.90/m² (2023) Winterthur vs €16.69/m² (2024) Sachselnno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,988 Winterthur vs 4,745 Sachselnno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,875 Winterthur vs €7,445 Sachseln+6%

Full comparison More about Winterthur

Cities near Sachseln

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

Alternative cities in Switzerland

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

All Switzerland cities

Hägendorf5,299 residents Turbenthal5,300 residents Geroldswil5,312 residents Ascona5,322 residents Ebnat-Kappel5,323 residents Ennetbürgen5,327 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sachseln 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; Sachseln's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How much does it cost to rent in Sachseln?

Average net cold rent is 16.69 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,168 a month before utilities. 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).

What is the typical salary around Sachseln?

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

How safe is Sachseln?

Police recorded 4,745 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9.

How many people live in Sachseln?

The published population is 5,299 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Sachseln?

691 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Sachseln a good place to live?

Sachseln 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.

Which cities are near Sachseln?

Sarnen, Kerns, Alpnach, Stans, Hergiswil (NW) are near Sachseln. 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 Sachseln?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,300 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sachseln, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4e428b1090ef74ffed83afc57e1f3871]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/sachseln/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Sachseln, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4e428b1090ef74ffed83afc57e1f3871},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/sachseln/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
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) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) 2025, tables T3/T8/T9 dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15

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Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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