Obernai grades A overall: better than 89% of compared French towns, and #17 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 41% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% 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 Obernai 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 Obernai.
History
Obernai is rich in protected monuments: 20 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.
Among the classé monuments in Obernai is Beffroi et chapelle dits Kappelturn. The protected list starts in the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 25 historic monuments in the town: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 16 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Obernai works better than 92% of compared French towns
At the census, 23.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Obernai has 10,050 jobs for 5,700 working residents, 1.8 per worker. 10.2% of the labour force are out of work.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot11%
Public transport8%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,050
jobs based in Obernai, 1.8 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
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 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Obernai, 95.4% passed the bac, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #16 of 77 in Bas-Rhin.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Obernai is €14.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.81/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.
€14.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Obernai€14.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.17 to €17.54/m² a month)
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Sainte-Odile
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Obernai loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 80 per 100 expected, below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Obernai is Hopital de Hautepierre, 13.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 1,073 residents of Obernai died, against 1,253 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. In Bas-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Obernai can choose among 16 GPs.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Obernai · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
13.6 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
Less crime per resident in Obernai than in 60% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 11 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 8.3 (2023–2025 average). 261 offenses were reported in Obernai during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage90
Other physical violence43
Family violence41
Burglary28
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft23
Theft from vehicles13
Theft without violence110
Fraud76
Drug use23
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.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
261
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Obernai than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
24% of residents are 65 or over, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
44.8median age
ObernaiBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Charles-Émile Freppel: Pierre Petit, Public domain · Nicolas Léonard Bagert Beker: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Sarah Buschmann: Éric Messel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Obernai’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 Obernai
Is Obernai safe?
It grades B for safety, #41 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Obernai good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #16 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Freppel in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Obernai
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Obernai is a commune of 12,587 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sainte-Odile. 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.
