Tarnos grades B overall: better than 60% of compared French towns, and #10 of 29 in Landes. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): bac results 2.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate.
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 Tarnos 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 Tarnos.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Tarnos costs more than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,048/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Tarnos sits above both Landes’ towns (€3,172/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure. In Tarnos, houses go for €4,113/m² and apartments for €3,929/m².
€4,048/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tarnos€4,048/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,113/m²
236
Apartments
€3,929/m²
159
€13.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.65 to €16.47/m² a month)
10.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,930
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Seignanx
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Tarnos is easier to get around on foot than 73% of compared French towns
At the census, 10.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Tarnos has 6,250 jobs for 5,500 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
6,250
jobs based in Tarnos, 1.1 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,640
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
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Tarnos sees fewer deaths than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Tarnos is below both Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,098 residents of Tarnos died, against 1,255 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
37
GPs in Tarnos · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cote Basque
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Cote Basque
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2006
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tarnos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006. 3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected
2006
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Tarnos has more crime per resident than 52% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 250 offenses in the graded categories in Tarnos in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here.
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage87
Other physical violence39
Theft from vehicles32
Family violence31
Vehicle theft24
Burglary20
Sexual violence17
Fraud85
Theft without violence82
Drug use43
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
250
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tarnos
Is Tarnos safe?
It grades B− for safety, #17 of 29 in Landes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 87 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tarnos good?
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns and #16 of 31 in Landes. The lycée stands out: 100% of 139 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Bernat Etxepare in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tarnos expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.85/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Tarnos grades D for cost of living.
About Tarnos
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tarnos is a commune of 12,957 people in the Communauté de communes du Seignanx. 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.
