Molsheim grades A− overall: better than 79% of compared French towns, and #27 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% 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 Molsheim 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 Molsheim.
History
Molsheim is rich in protected monuments: 17 per 10,000 residents, more than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Molsheim, that is above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (3.9) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Molsheim: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 13 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Molsheim is Ancienne chartreuse.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
More commuters in Molsheim walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 28.8%
Molsheim sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Molsheim has 10,450 jobs for 3,950 working residents, 2.6 per worker. 10.8% of the labour force are out of work.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport15%
On foot9%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,450
jobs based in Molsheim, 2.6 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Molsheim’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 976 residents of Molsheim died, against 914 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Its two care homes for older people (164 places) count their residents as Molsheim’s; allowing for them, deaths were 9% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Molsheim · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Hautepierre
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Molsheim has less crime per resident than 53% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 201 offenses in the graded categories in Molsheim in 2025.
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Other physical violence48
Family violence42
Theft from vehicles18
Sexual violence12
Burglary12
Vehicle theft12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence82
Fraud44
Drug use38
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.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
201
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 22% are 65 or over, against 10% and 22% in the median compared commune of Bas-Rhin. 32% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Bas-Rhin 32%, France 30%).
44.8median age
MolsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ancienne chartreuse: Photo: Pierre Horst (1702) · Public domain · Ancienne église des Jésuites, ou église catholique Saint-Georges: Photo: Lybil BER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Dompeter: Photo: Mickaël Schauli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enceinte médiévale de la ville (vestiges du mur): Photo: Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Molsheim
Is Molsheim safe?
It grades B− for safety, #47 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Molsheim good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #20 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 97% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Marchal 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 Molsheim
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Molsheim is a commune of 9,318 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig. 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
Population
9,318 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig
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.
