Good value, with catches elsewhere. On cost of living it is strong — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Chaumont ranks #2 of 6 in Haute-Marne, with a B overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 58% of compared French towns. The catch is safety — an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 18 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Chaumont 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 Chaumont.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Chaumont ranks above 93% of compared French towns
Chaumont has 14,800 jobs for 8,500 working residents, 1.7 per worker. At the census, nearly a quarter of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 12.2%, lower than Haute-Marne’s towns (16.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €23,810 a year per consumption unit.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot17%
Bicycle4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
14,800
jobs based in Chaumont, 1.7 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
The median home in Chaumont sells for €1,402/m², against €1,048/m² in Haute-Marne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Haute-Marne costs more to buy into than Chaumont, at €1,402/m², the highest of 6. The split locally: €1,562/m² for houses, €1,244/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.39/m² a month, higher than Haute-Marne’s towns (€8.74/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,402/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chaumont€1,402/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Marne median€1,048/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,562/m²
361
Apartments
€1,244/m²
202
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.40 to €11.91/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
22 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chaumont has 11 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Haute-Marne’s towns (8.1) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, Chaumont sees more crime than 80% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Chaumont. The town’s tally for 2025: 691 recorded offenses.
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage266
Other physical violence125
Family violence123
Sexual violence71
Theft from vehicles45
Burglary39
Vehicle theft22
Theft without violence168
Drug use145
Fraud125
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
691
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
83.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 4.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #4 of 6 in Haute-Marne. At the three general lycées, 96% of 472 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Chaumont skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Haute-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, between Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Chaumont has a median age of 45.6 years.
45.6median age
ChaumontHaute-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Chaumont records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 101 in Haute-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Marne is 84.1 years for women and 77.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 2,175 deaths in Chaumont between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,308: 6% below. For a family doctor, residents of Chaumont can choose among 19 GPs.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Chaumont · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Chaumont
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chaumont
84.1 · 77.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
André Blondel: Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, Public domain · Edme Bouchardon: François-Hubert Drouais, Public domain · Christian Pineau: Unknown Unknown, Public domain · Alexandre Fischer: Arn6338, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sarah M'Barek: Supporterhéninois, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucien Seevagen: Clouart, Public domain
Chaumont’s 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 Chaumont
Is Chaumont safe?
It grades C− for safety, #2 of 6 in Haute-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 266 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chaumont good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #4 of 6 in Haute-Marne. 95% of 219 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Edmé Bouchardon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chaumont expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chaumont grades A for cost of living.
About Chaumont
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Chaumont is a commune of 20,827 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont. 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.
