Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 2,472.
Vaulx-Milieu’s best grade is for jobs & income — 1.6 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. It also does well on walkability — three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is schools (D−): bac results 3.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.5 points below the expected rate. At €2,921/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vaulx-Milieu 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.
The 2 things Vaulx-Milieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vaulx-Milieu 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.
Vaulx-Milieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaulx-Milieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bloc erratique à cupules, in La Verpillière, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Vaulx-Milieu. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Fallavier4.7 km west, in Saint-Quentin-FallavierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Moidière4.6 km southwest, in BonnefamilleGardenGardenJardinons ensemble2.3 km southwest, in VillefontaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Frontonas3.8 km north, in FrontonasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Certeau4.2 km north, in FrontonasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaulx-Milieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
91.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Vaulx-Milieu, lower than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 82% of 67 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 76%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Léonard de VinciNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 314 | 92%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
75 sales of houses and apartments in Vaulx-Milieu, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,921/m². Houses accounted for 63% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,000/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Isère’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 8.7% of working residents in Vaulx-Milieu went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Typical age in Vaulx-Milieu: 42.1, the median.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vaulx-Milieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 154 deaths in Vaulx-Milieu from 2016 to 2025; there were 139, 10% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Vaulx-Milieu have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Of the graded crimes in Vaulx-Milieu, vehicle theft came up most often (2025). The police record for Vaulx-Milieu lists 41 offenses in 2025. With 1,800 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Vaulx-Milieu draws people in from neighbouring communes. Violence against people ran at 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.5 (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 19.1% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nothing in Vaulx-Milieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vaulx-Milieu.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaulx-Milieu | 2,472 | — | — | D | B− | C+ |
| Villefontaine | 19,445 | 1 | D | C | D | B |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 17,515 | 2.1 | D | C− | D | B+ |
| La Verpillière | 7,786 | 2.4 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | 6,189 | 3.4 | D | C− | D− | B |
| Diémoz | 2,947 | 4.5 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30,151 | 4.9 | C− | C− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. 92% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,921/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaulx-Milieu grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vaulx-Milieu is a commune of 2,472 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.