Reims grades D− overall: better than 4% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 13 recorded violent incidents and 26.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,611/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% 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 Reims 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 Reims.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
34.7% of commuters in Reims go to work without a car, more than in Marne’s towns and compared French towns
On this, Reims is above both Marne’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 16.5%. Reims has 94,250 jobs for 71,000 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
35%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving61%
Public transport17%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
94,250
jobs based in Reims, 1.3 per working resident
16.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,410
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Reims records more crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 7,600 offenses in the graded categories in Reims in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Reims ranks 21st of the 22 compared towns in Marne.
13recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage2,534
Theft from vehicles1,584
Other physical violence1,029
Family violence940
Vehicle theft632
Burglary449
Sexual violence402
Armed robbery30
Theft without violence2,288
Fraud1,239
Drug use906
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.
13
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7,600
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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Reims sells for €2,611/m², against €1,711/m² in Marne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,611/m², comes from 6,584 sales of houses and apartments in Reims from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.10/m² a month, above Marne’s towns (€10.89/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,611/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Reims€2,611/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,626/m²
1,369
Apartments
€2,607/m²
5,215
€13.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.37 to €16.55/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
66 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 66 historic monuments in Reims: 50 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 16 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2020. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.2% of the total, close to Marne’s towns (4.8%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Reims’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 15,478 residents of Reims died, against 14,142 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its 24 care homes for older people (2,541 places) count their residents as Reims’; allowing for them, deaths were 9% 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.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
180
GPs in Reims · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, American Memorial Hospital Chu Reims
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Maison Blanche Chu Reims
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Forum romain (vestiges de l'ancien): Photo: Jean-Pierre Riocreux · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Porte Bazée (vestiges): Photo: Gérald Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Mars: Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ancien hôtel-Dieu, actuellement annexe du palais de justice: Photo: Vassil · Public domain
Jean Baudrillard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ayaleila, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Baptiste Colbert: Philippe de Champaigne, Public domain · Henri Ier de France: Merry-Joseph Blondel, Public domain · Robert Pires: Zack, CC BY 4.0 · Guillaume de Machaut: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · Hugo Ekitike: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0
Reims’ 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 Reims
Is Reims safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 449 burglaries and 2,534 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Reims good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #10 of 22 in Marne. 90% of 399 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Libergier in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Reims expensive to live in?
By type: houses €2,626/m² (1,369 sales), apartments €2,607/m² (5,215 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Reims grades C− for cost of living.
About Reims
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Reims is a commune of 177,674 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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.
