Schiltigheim grades D overall: better than 12% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 49% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 51% 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 Schiltigheim 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 data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Schiltigheim.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Schiltigheim, 15.7%, runs above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,940 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Schiltigheim counts 1.4 jobs (20,850 jobs, 15,150 workers). No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
51%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving45%
Public transport22%
Bicycle21%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
20,850
jobs based in Schiltigheim, 1.4 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Schiltigheim has fewer older residents than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are 65 or over
Among adults, 41% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Schiltigheim has a median age of 36.8.
36.8median age
SchiltigheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Schiltigheim sees more deaths than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Schiltigheim’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 2,912 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,489: 17% above.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
33
GPs in Schiltigheim · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
0.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre Medico Chirurgical et Obstetrical
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Schiltigheim sees more crime than 64% of compared French towns
2025 saw 878 offenses recorded in Schiltigheim. Graded property crimes ran at 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 8.8 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
8.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage334
Family violence148
Theft from vehicles144
Other physical violence115
Burglary68
Sexual violence53
Vehicle theft16
Theft without violence306
Fraud210
Drug use80
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.
8.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
878
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
5 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2026
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Schiltigheim is Ancienne Brasserie de L’Espérance (Heineken). Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2026. 3 of the 5 are industrial sites.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 26 collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 1,148 candidates at 9 lycées. Near Schiltigheim, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #57 of 77 in Bas-Rhin on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
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Schiltigheim’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 Schiltigheim
Is Schiltigheim safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #56 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 68 burglaries and 334 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Schiltigheim good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #57 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 95% of 446 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Kléber 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.
About Schiltigheim
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Schiltigheim is a commune of 34,708 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
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.
