Brumath grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #51 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1 job per working resident; 7.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brumath with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brumath.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Brumath’s ages would predict, 111 per 100 expected, above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Brumath sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 1,316 residents of Brumath died, against 1,002 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Brumath · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Brumath works better than 87% of compared French towns
At the census, 18.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,310 a year per consumption unit. Brumath has 5,050 jobs for 4,850 working residents, 1 per worker.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport11%
Bicycle4%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,050
jobs based in Brumath, 1 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Brumath records less crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 197 offenses in the graded categories in Brumath in 2025. Violence against people ran at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10.2 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.2% of the index here.
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage58
Family violence33
Burglary32
Theft from vehicles31
Other physical violence25
Sexual violence18
Theft without violence64
Fraud54
Drug use27
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
197
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
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Brumath’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brumath
Is Brumath safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #29 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 58 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brumath good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #65 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Brumath
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Brumath is a commune of 10,499 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
