Erstein grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #48 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability (A): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Erstein 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 Erstein.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Erstein works better than 89% of compared French towns
21.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Erstein has 7,950 jobs for 4,850 working residents, 1.6 per worker.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport9%
On foot7%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
7,950
jobs based in Erstein, 1.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Erstein’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Erstein records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,101 residents of Erstein died, against 919 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Erstein · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Civil Nouvel Hopital Civil
11.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Rhena Gcs Es
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Erstein has more crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 284 offenses in the graded categories in Erstein in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here.
11.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage90
Family violence65
Theft from vehicles35
Other physical violence32
Sexual violence30
Burglary19
Vehicle theft13
Theft without violence91
Fraud81
Drug use17
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.
11.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
284
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Erstein
Is Erstein safe?
It grades C for safety, #57 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Erstein good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #30 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 98% of 244 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marguerite Yourcenar in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Erstein
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Erstein is a commune of 10,790 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein. 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.
