Where it does best is schools: bac results 1.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points above the expected rate. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 46% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Eschentzwiller 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 Eschentzwiller 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.
Église catholique Saints-Pierre-et-Paul: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eschentzwiller.
Schools
Schools around Eschentzwiller do better than those of 91% of compared French towns
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.8% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Eschentzwiller, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 93% of 118 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The closest collège is 1.4 mi off.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Eschentzwiller run higher than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: a median €39,120 a year per consumption unit
8%walk, cycle or take transit
5.9% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport6%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Eschentzwiller, 0.1 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€39,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Eschentzwiller run below what its ages would predict: 82 per 100 expected, fewer than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Eschentzwiller can choose among 4 GPs. Life expectancy in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 97 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 118: 18% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Eschentzwiller · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Emile Muller
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Emile Muller
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Eschentzwiller keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 10% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Eschentzwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Eschentzwiller hold a degree than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 48%
48.4median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%).
EschentzwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Eschentzwiller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Violence against people averaged 3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 6.4. In 2025, 13 offenses were recorded in Eschentzwiller. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Eschentzwiller (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Other physical violence0
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Fraud6
Drug use0
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.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
69.8%
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 family violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 69.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Eschentzwiller is a commune of 1,527 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Eschentzwiller
Is Eschentzwiller safe?
Eschentzwiller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Eschentzwiller good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 143 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Don Bosco 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.
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.
