Baie-Mahault’s weakest is safety: an average of 15.8 recorded violent incidents and 16.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for jobs & income. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It has 28,150 jobs for 13,050 working residents.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Baie-Mahault has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Baie-Mahault 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 Baie-Mahault.
Safety
Baie-Mahault sees more crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Baie-Mahault show 976 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
15.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage219
Family violence185
Other physical violence178
Theft from vehicles137
Vehicle theft99
Sexual violence72
Burglary46
Armed robbery40
Fraud238
Theft without violence226
Drug use135
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.
15.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
976
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
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Baie-Mahault are 15 to 24, more than in compared French towns
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
40.8median age
Baie-MahaultFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Baie-Mahault sees more deaths than 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Guadeloupe can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,816 deaths in Baie-Mahault from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,732, 5% fewer. Adjusted mortality in the town: 95 deaths for every 100 expected. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Baie-Mahault can choose among 39 GPs.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
39
GPs in Baie-Mahault · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique les Eaux Claires
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique les Eaux Claires
84.7 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Guadeloupe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
80.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Baie-Mahault is 89.3%, lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 315 candidates at 4 lycées. The town’s schools place #14 of 25 in Guadeloupe on results.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Baie-Mahault than in compared French towns: €16.98/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,971/m²: 451 houses and apartments sold in Baie-Mahault between July 2023 and June 2026. In Baie-Mahault, houses go for €2,785/m² and apartments for €3,034/m². The sales split: 71% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,971/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baie-Mahault€2,971/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,785/m²
319
Apartments
€3,034/m²
132
€16.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.45 to €23.14/m² a month)
€19.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baie-Mahault
Is Baie-Mahault safe?
It grades D for safety, #19 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 46 burglaries and 219 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Baie-Mahault good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #14 of 25 in Guadeloupe. The lycée stands out: 96% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charles Coeffin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. At the five collèges (Collège Maurice Satineau, Collège Saint-Joseph de Cluny, Collège de Gourdeliane, Collège Appel du 18 Juin and Collège Front de Mer), 80.9% passed the brevet, 1.4 points below the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Baie-Mahault
Commune in Guadeloupe
Baie-Mahault is a commune of 30,924 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cap Excellence. 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.
