A good place to live, if you can afford it. Taken together, its subjects give Saint-Jorioz an A− overall, better than 75% of compared French towns. That places it #11 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. It also does well on safety (A): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The catch is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for health.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Saint-Jorioz 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.
Site archéologique des Marais immergé dans le lac d'Annecy: Photo: Marion Seyteur · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jorioz.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Saint-Jorioz cost more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,825/m²
€5,825/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Jorioz sell for €6,545/m² and apartments for €5,417/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.20/m² a month, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 267 homes were sold in the town.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jorioz€5,825/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,545/m²
120
Apartments
€5,417/m²
147
€18.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.65 to €24.28/m² a month)
12.8
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
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Saint-Jorioz than in 86% of compared French towns
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Jorioz was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 111 offenses here.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage50
Family violence31
Burglary17
Other physical violence8
Theft from vehicles5
Fraud56
Theft without violence30
Drug use6
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
111
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.3%
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 sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 8.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Saint-Jorioz are out of work than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
18%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 17.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €34,270 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Bicycle8%
Public transport5%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,600
jobs based in Saint-Jorioz, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Jorioz skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
51.6median age
14% are under 15, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.3% of residents. Degrees are held by 47% of adults.
Saint-JoriozHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Saint-Jorioz’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 62% of compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 11 general practitioners in Saint-Jorioz. Its care home for older people (68 places) counts its residents as Saint-Jorioz’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 719 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 656, 9% fewer. Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Saint-Jorioz · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Generale D Annecy
4.8 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jorioz is Site archéologique des Marais immergé dans le lac d'Annecy. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Before 1919: that is when 5% of homes were built.
Rosalia Montmasson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Saint-Jorioz
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jorioz is a commune of 6,390 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
Population
6,390 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy
Département
Haute-Savoie (74)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.8 km²)
INSEE code
74242
Saint-Jorioz’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 Saint-Jorioz
Is Saint-Jorioz safe?
It grades A for safety, #8 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Jorioz good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #20 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jorioz expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jorioz grades D− for cost of living.
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.
