The town is close to the Rhine Falls (German: Rheinfall), mainland Europe's largest waterfall.

[4] The German blazon reads: In gelb über grünem Kleeblatt weisses nach rechts gekehrtes Rebmesser mit braunem Griff.

In 1569, Neuhausen bore arms with a gold field and a leaping silver salmon.

Of the rest of the land, 30.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 16.1% are from Germany, 16.2% are from Italy, 5.3% are from Croatia, 20.3% are from Serbia, 13.1% are from Macedonia, 6.5% are from Turkey, and 22.5% are from another country.

Some of the best-known are: The playing card company of AGM AGMüller, the cotton wool factory IVF Hartmann AG, the packaging company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) and the former Alusuisse factory, which is now part of the Alcan-Group.

[11] The following urban bus lines call at bus stops in the municipality of Neuhausen (in italics for emphasis): Line 1 is operated by trolleybuses, while route 7 is operated by diesel-powered buses or battery-powered buses.

There is also a regional bus route (line 21, half-hourly service) passing through the municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall, which is also operated by vbsh.

When the railway was built, the water traffic route lost its importance, and the Canton of Schaffhausen rebuilt the building as a restaurant in 1835/36.

[12] The house Villa Charlottenfels at Charlottenweg 2 is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Originally built to house a factory, it features wide terraces with covered arcades and pavilions.

The southern pavilion contains a mural by Hans Bendel which has a Swiss history theme.