Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 4,732 residents, it is a town in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Cost of living is its weak spot (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 48% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C+ overall, Reichstett sits #52 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. It comes out better than 42% of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Reichstett 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Reichstett; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and museums in and near Reichstett. Best known first.
MuseumMM Park France5 km northeast, in La WantzenauMuseumMuseumParc de la Maison Alsaciennein townFortFortOuvrage Ney-Rappin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Cour d'Angleterre4 km southeast, in BischheimFortFortFort Ney3.6 km east, in StrasbourgPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Reichstett.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
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
22.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €28,550 a year per consumption unit. The jobless rate is 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 390 candidates at 2 lycées. Near Reichstett, nearly four fifths of collège pupils passed the brevet, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les sept ArpentsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée Marc BlochNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 379 | 89%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Émile MathisBest against expectations: 19 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 275 | 78%+19 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 476 residents of Reichstett died, against 538 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Reichstett can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
9.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree. Line up the people of Reichstett by age and the one in the middle is 45.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Reichstett | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Reichstett. 118 offenses were reported in Reichstett during 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 16.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.6 (2023–2025 average). With 3,100 jobs for 1,950 working residents, Reichstett draws people in from neighbouring communes.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Reichstett has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fort Rapp, anciennement fort Moltke: Photo: Dsmntl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Reichstett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reichstett | 4,732 | — | C+ | D | C+ | B+ |
| Souffelweyersheim | 8,239 | 1.1 | C+ | D− | B | C |
| Mundolsheim | 5,322 | 1.6 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Hœnheim | 11,742 | 1.7 | C− | D− | B | C |
| Vendenheim | 6,137 | 2.2 | B+ | D | B+ | B+ |
| Bischheim | 18,558 | 2.2 | D | D | C | C+ |
| Lampertheim | 3,457 | 2.4 | B+ | D− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #53 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #71 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 89% of 379 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marc Bloch in 2025, 3 points 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
Reichstett is a commune of 4,732 people in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. 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 October 30, 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.