Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 2,173 people, lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Hochstatt’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. The weak point is walkability: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hochstatt 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.
The 2 things Hochstatt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hochstatt 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.
Hochstatt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hochstatt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Plate-forme et constructions attenantes de la pièce 380, in Zillisheim, 2.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hochstatt.
5.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Hochstatt | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Haut-Rhin is 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 330 deaths in Hochstatt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 308: 7% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Hochstatt is Hopital Emile Muller, 3.5 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Hochstatt is 94.5%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé épiscopal PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé épiscopal PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 120 | 82%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hochstatt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hochstatt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochstatt | 2,173 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 1.1 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 2.3 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 2.4 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 3.9 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Mulhouse | 104,978 | 4.2 | D− | C | D− | D |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 4.7 | C | C− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hochstatt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 165 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé épiscopal 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.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Hochstatt is a commune of 2,173 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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 November 4, 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.