Vif grades B− overall: better than 45% of compared French towns, and #57 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,403/m², a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment.
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 Vif 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
HousingCost of living D
Vif gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,403/m², above both Isère’s towns (€2,716/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Vif, houses go for €3,606/m² and apartments for €3,186/m².
€3,403/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vif€3,403/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,606/m²
133
Apartments
€3,186/m²
84
€13.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €17.17/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Vif, 5.7%, runs below Isère’s towns and compared French towns
On this, Vif is below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,460 a year per consumption unit.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Vif, 0.5 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vif has less crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 166 offenses in the graded categories in Vif in 2025.
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Burglary34
Theft from vehicles29
Family violence21
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence8
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud50
Theft without violence34
Drug use9
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.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
166
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Vif’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 650 residents of Vif died, against 716 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Its care home for older people (45 places) counts its residents as Vif’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Vif · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cedres
7.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Cedres
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vif
Is Vif safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vif good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #92 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vif expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vif grades D for cost of living.
About Vif
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vif is a commune of 8,530 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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.
