Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,753 residents, it is a town in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.1% unemployment. It is strong on schools as well (B+): bac results 1.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is weaker too: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 42% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Nordhouse 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 Nordhouse 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nordhouse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nordhouse.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in Nordhouse from 2016 to 2025; there were 135, 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Nordhouse is Hopital Civil Nouvel Hopital Civil, 9.4 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners here. Women in Bas-Rhin live to 85 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €12.85/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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Nordhouse is 93.8%, higher than Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Romain RollandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 191 | 91%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Marguerite YourcenarNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 244 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nordhouse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
17% are under 15, higher than Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nordhouse | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €31,130 a year. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nordhouse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nordhouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordhouse | 1,753 | — | — | C− | — | D |
| Erstein | 10,790 | 1.9 | B− | C+ | C | D |
| Lipsheim | 2,702 | 2.9 | — | D− | — | A− |
| Fegersheim | 5,780 | 2.9 | A | D | A | B |
| Plobsheim | 4,492 | 2.9 | B+ | D− | A+ | C |
| Eschau | 5,878 | 3.2 | A− | D− | A | C+ |
| Geispolsheim | 7,919 | 4.8 | A− | D− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nordhouse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. 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.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Nordhouse is a commune of 1,753 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
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.