La Ferté-Milon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,757/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% 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.
Each subject compares La Ferté-Milon 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 La Ferté-Milon.
HealthHealth C−
La Ferté-Milon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, La Ferté-Milon’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, below Aisne’s towns (110) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 334 residents of La Ferté-Milon died, against 234 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Ferté-Milon · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
15.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chateau Thierry
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
The median home in La Ferté-Milon sells for €1,757/m², against €1,167/m² in Aisne’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, €1,757/m², comes from 76 sales of houses and apartments in La Ferté-Milon from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.83/m² a month, close to Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,757/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Ferté-Milon€1,757/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,757/m²
68
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.90 to €13.16/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in La Ferté-Milon than in Aisne or compared French towns: 30 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, La Ferté-Milon comes above both Aisne’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1993. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in La Ferté-Milon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 12% and 23% in the median compared commune of Aisne. 22% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Aisne 18%, France 30%).
45.1median age
La Ferté-MilonAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
La Ferté-Milon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 23 offenses in the graded categories in La Ferté-Milon in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 29.1% of the index here.
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Sexual violence8
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Ferté-Milon
Is La Ferté-Milon safe?
La Ferté-Milon 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 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Ferté-Milon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Ferté-Milon grades B for cost of living.
About La Ferté-Milon
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
La Ferté-Milon is a commune of 2,027 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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.
