Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,325 residents in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living and C+ for walkability. School results trail most towns: bac results 3.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Niederschaeffolsheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Niederschaeffolsheim 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.
Niederschaeffolsheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Niederschaeffolsheim as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine aux Abeilles, in Haguenau, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Niederschaeffolsheim.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
134 deaths in Niederschaeffolsheim between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 107: 26% above. Women in Bas-Rhin live to 85 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 73% passed the bac pro, of 113 candidates. Near Niederschaeffolsheim, 88.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège KléberNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 117 | 73%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Heinrich NesselNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 210 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,830 a year per consumption unit. 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Niederschaeffolsheim didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Typical age in Niederschaeffolsheim: 48.7, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Niederschaeffolsheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.39/m² a month. France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Niederschaeffolsheim. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique de Brumath4.9 km southwest, in BrumathMuseumMuseumChâteau de Brumath4.9 km southwest, in BrumathChâteauChâteauChâteau Walk3.3 km northeast, in HaguenauAttractionAttractionCigogne4.7 km southwest, in BrumathArt galleryArt galleryGalerie de l'Escalier4.4 km southwest, in BrumathArt galleryArt galleryLa Fibule5 km southwest, in BrumathPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Niederschaeffolsheim is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Niederschaeffolsheim yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niederschaeffolsheim | 1,325 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Weitbruch | 2,711 | 2.2 | — | A− | — | B |
| Brumath | 10,499 | 3.1 | C+ | C− | B+ | D |
| Schweighouse-sur-Moder | 5,182 | 3.4 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Geudertheim | 2,727 | 3.4 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Haguenau | 36,391 | 3.6 | B | C− | B− | C+ |
| Gries | 2,868 | 3.7 | — | C+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Niederschaeffolsheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. 96% of 210 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Heinrich Nessel in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Niederschaeffolsheim is a commune of 1,325 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.