Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 107,562 residents
How much does Mulhouse spend?
Mayor: Frédéric Marquet since March 2026 · 55 town councillors
What the money pays for in Mulhouse
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Mulhouse spends 7 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size153.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMulhouse devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration51.1M€33 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports37.4M€24 %elsewhere: 24%same as elsewhere (24%)
- Regional planning and housing19.6M€13 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health15.3M€10 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Education and training13.5M€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action8.8M€6 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Transport4.2M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action2.7M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment400k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
Shares are computed on the allocated amount, excluding transfers. “Elsewhere”: the median share of towns the same size — half devote more, half less. Source: DGFiP accounting balances.
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending241.6 M€
Charges de personnel79M€33 %Achats et charges externes39.4M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 12.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies33.2M€14 %Charges financières4.3M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.4M€1 %Revenue256.3 M€
Property tax in Mulhouse
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Mulhouse collected 72 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €754 per inhabitant
Of which 60 M€ of equipment. That is +17.1 % compared with 2023.
Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.
Debt
per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 209.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −9.2 % per inhabitant since 2018
Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 52 contracts
Top supplier: Eurovia Alsace Lorraine (Mulhouse Recyclage), 20 M€, travaux de voirie sur les infrastructures et voies communales de la Ville de Mulhouse - Lot 1 : Gros entretien et…
All the town’s contracts (500)
Marchés de plus de 40 000 € HT déclarés à la notification (DECP) : montants des contrats, pas les paiements. Les plus petits marchés ne sont pas publiés ; les montants manifestement erronés sont écartés. Years published by the town: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Compare with another town
Per inhabitant, 2024 accounts, OFGL. Towns of the same département, by size. A town above or below is not better or worse run. Property-tax rate: municipal share only, excluding the inter-municipal body and additional levies, source REI DGFiP.