Canton of Nidwalden

The canton of Nidwalden ranks 21st of the 22 cantons with largely complete parcel data by number of parcels and 18th by total parcel area. Of its 11 municipalities with parcel data, Stans (1’496), Beckenried (1’358) and Ennetbürgen (1’350) have the most parcels, which together hold 34.3% of the canton's parcels.

The median parcel in the canton measures 859 m², about the same as the Swiss median of 870 m². The canton is more built-up than Switzerland as a whole: 74.3% of its parcels have a building, against 52% nationwide. Among its municipalities with at least 500 parcels, Stans has the highest share of built parcels (82.5%) and Wolfenschiessen the lowest (65.4%). Wolfenschiessen has the largest median parcel (1’739 m²) and Stans the smallest (740 m²).

According to the building register, a building in the canton holds 1.6 dwellings on average, as across Switzerland. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 38.6% of them, against 63.5% across Switzerland. Non-residential buildings account for 41.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.5% of them), and 24.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of Switzerland as a whole (1976).