Fewer journeys need a car: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy does well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B for schools and B for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Ostheim 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 Ostheim 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 Ostheim.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Ostheim has lower unemployment than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%
No commute at all: 5.0% of working residents in Ostheim at the census. The median disposable income was €27,840 a year per consumption unit, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Ostheim, 0.5 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Ostheim records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 92 in Haut-Rhin’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Haut-Rhin live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 132 deaths in Ostheim from 2016 to 2025; there were 113, 15% fewer. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Ostheim · 6.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Typical age in Ostheim: 42, the median. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
42median age
OstheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ostheim
Is Ostheim safe?
Ostheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ostheim good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Ostheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Ostheim is a commune of 1,651 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé. 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.
