Crime runs high: an average of 18.5 recorded violent incidents and 22.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is easy to get around without a car (A+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 22.8% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Mulhouse 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 Mulhouse.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Mulhouse, 22.8%, runs above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €18,680 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 35.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
35%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving61%
Public transport19%
On foot12%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
55,700
jobs based in Mulhouse, 1.6 per working resident
22.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,680
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 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Mulhouse runs higher than in 96% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Mulhouse. This Haut-Rhin town has 55,700 jobs for 35,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. No compared town in Haut-Rhin has more graded crime per resident than Mulhouse: it ranks last of 45. For 2025, the figures show 4,429 offenses locally.
18.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,236
Other physical violence846
Theft from vehicles797
Family violence771
Burglary345
Sexual violence312
Vehicle theft106
Armed robbery16
Theft without violence1,542
Drug use814
Fraud592
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.
18.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,429
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
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Mulhouse run above what its ages would predict: 107 per 100 expected, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 8,311 deaths in Mulhouse from 2016 to 2025; there were 10,770, 30% more. In Haut-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: 129 GPs practise locally.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
129
GPs in Mulhouse · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Diaconat Fonderie
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Diaconat Fonderie
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A young town: 14% of people in Mulhouse are 15 to 24, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
19% are under 15, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
37.8median age
MulhouseHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
82.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, 4.5 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Mulhouse is 89.2%, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #41 of 51 in Haut-Rhin on results.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
35 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2005
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Mulhouse is Anciennes fortifications. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Since 2005, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area.
Alfred Dreyfus: Aron Gerschel, Public domain · Jean-Henri Lambert: Godefroy Engelmann the Elder, Public domain · Thierry Omeyer: Armin Kuebelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antar Yahia: Aedeacon, CC BY 2.0 · Albert Rust: Panini, Public domain · Anne Briand: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mulhouse’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 Mulhouse
Is Mulhouse safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 345 burglaries and 1,236 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mulhouse good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #41 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 96% of 168 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Henri Lambert 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 Mulhouse
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Mulhouse is a commune of 104,978 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
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.
