Jobs & income is its strong suit (A): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment. It also does well on schools: brevet results at the expected rate. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Cusy 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 Cusy 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Cusy, 4.3%, runs below Haute-Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 4.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €33,310 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Cusy, 0.3 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Cusy is €14.48/m² a month, against €18.15/m² in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €4,275/m², about level with Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 80% of what sold. The market in Cusy: 50 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€4,275/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cusy€4,275/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,254/m²
40
€14.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.40 to €18.38/m² a month)
9.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Cusy than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 50% of adults
Children under 15 make up 20%, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.6%.
43median age
CusyHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education50%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Cusy run lower than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cusy’s deaths ran at 82 per 100 expected, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (83) and lower than compared French towns (88). 110 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 133: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Cusy is Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port, 7.3 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners locally.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Cusy · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Generale D Annecy
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cusy
Is Cusy safe?
Cusy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cusy good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cusy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cusy grades C− for cost of living.
About Cusy
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cusy is a commune of 1,842 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy. 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.