Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,327/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Jouy 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 Jouy 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 Jouy.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Jouy run higher than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,550 a year per consumption unit
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 17.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport14%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Jouy, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Jouy sees fewer deaths than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 208 deaths in Jouy from 2016 to 2025; there were 168, 19% fewer. In Eure-et-Loir, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Jouy is Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir, 5.9 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Jouy · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Jouy’s grade for cost of living: a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,327/m²: 60 houses and apartments sold in Jouy between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.80/m² a month. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,327/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jouy€2,327/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,330/m²
59
€12.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.60 to €15.24/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Jouy is a graduates’ town: 33% hold a degree, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 44.8, the median resident of Jouy sits in the middle of the age range.
44.8median age
JouyEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Jouy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Of the graded crimes in Jouy, burglary came up most often (2025). The 2025 count: 16 offenses here. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.3 violent offenses and 8.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary8
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
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.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.8%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (40.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jouy
Is Jouy safe?
Jouy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Jouy good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Jouy expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,327/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.10/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jouy grades C+ for cost of living.
About Jouy
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Jouy is a commune of 1,988 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. 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.
