Épernay grades D overall: better than 12% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 3.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,908/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Épernay 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 Épernay.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Épernay has higher unemployment than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 15.5%
On this, Épernay is above both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Épernay has 14,200 jobs for 9,300 working residents, 1.5 per worker. At the census, 27.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot16%
Public transport6%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
14,200
jobs based in Épernay, 1.5 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
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 95% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Épernay runs higher than in 87% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 721 offenses in the graded categories in Épernay in 2025. Violence against people ran at 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 20.2 (2023–2025 average). 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, 0.1% of the index here.
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage231
Other physical violence136
Family violence135
Theft from vehicles80
Burglary57
Sexual violence43
Vehicle theft39
Theft without violence196
Fraud146
Drug use136
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.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
721
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
HealthHealth C−
Épernay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Épernay records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above both Marne’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,861 residents of Épernay died, against 2,437 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Épernay · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Epernay
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Epernay
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
8 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2003
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Épernay: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Épernay gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,908/m², comes from 967 sales of houses and apartments in Épernay from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Épernay sell for €2,133/m² and apartments for €1,788/m².
€1,908/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Épernay€1,908/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,133/m²
391
Apartments
€1,788/m²
576
€11.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €14.20/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
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Épernay’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 Épernay
Is Épernay safe?
It grades D for safety, #17 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 57 burglaries and 231 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Épernay good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #20 of 22 in Marne. 98% of 91 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Victor in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Épernay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,908/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Épernay grades B for cost of living.
About Épernay
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Épernay is a commune of 22,174 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. 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
22,174 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
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.
