Strasbourg grades D overall: better than 6% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 54% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 58% 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 Strasbourg 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 Strasbourg.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Strasbourg are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.5%
That puts Strasbourg above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Strasbourg has 178,800 jobs for 120,150 working residents, 1.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,980 a year per consumption unit.
58%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving38%
Public transport28%
Bicycle20%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
178,800
jobs based in Strasbourg, 1.5 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,980
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 almost every compared French town
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Strasbourg runs higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 9,689 offenses in the graded categories in Strasbourg in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Strasbourg ranks 61st of the 62 compared towns in Bas-Rhin. Violence against people ran at 11.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 20.3 (2023–2025 average).
11.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage3,322
Theft from vehicles2,025
Other physical violence1,443
Family violence1,214
Burglary697
Sexual violence658
Vehicle theft296
Armed robbery34
Theft without violence7,582
Fraud2,310
Drug use1,139
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.
11.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9,689
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1974, and 232 historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 232 historic monuments in Strasbourg: 64 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 165 inscrit (the second level). Strasbourg has 7.9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (3.9) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1974.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Strasbourg’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 21,686 residents of Strasbourg died, against 20,045 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Its 31 care homes for older people (2,720 places) count their residents as Strasbourg’s; allowing for them, deaths were 6% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
463
GPs in Strasbourg · 6.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Civil Nouvel Hopital Civil
1.6 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
Gustave Doré: Nadar / Adam Cuerden, Public domain · Jean Arp: Original uploader was Vincent Steenberg at nl.wikipedia, Public domain · Marcel Marceau: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Ier de Bavière: photo taken by User:Cybershot800i, Public domain · Charles de Foucauld: Edsdet, Public domain · Charles Adolphe Wurtz: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Strasbourg’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 Strasbourg
Is Strasbourg safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 697 burglaries and 3,322 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Strasbourg good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #63 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 99% of 269 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fustel de Coulanges 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.
About Strasbourg
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Strasbourg is a commune of 293,771 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.
