Ducos has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 14.4 recorded violent incidents and 13 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is schools (B): bac results 2.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Ducos grades
Each subject compares Ducos 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 Ducos.
Safety
Crime per resident in Ducos runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 525 offenses in the graded categories in Ducos in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Ducos, other physical violence came up most often (2025).
14.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence143
Criminal damage109
Family violence93
Sexual violence48
Vehicle theft47
Burglary40
Theft from vehicles26
Armed robbery19
Fraud83
Drug use77
Theft without violence75
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.
14.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
525
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Ducos is higher than in 82% of French communes of 1,000+
6.5% of Ducos’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 90% drove.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
6,550
jobs based in Ducos, 0.9 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ducos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 0.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 21% are 65 or over, against 11% and 22% in the median compared French town. 33% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (France 30%).
44.7median age
DucosFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Martinique has none of its own)
HealthHealth B−
Ducos’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,247 residents of Ducos died, against 1,348 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (60 places) count their residents as Ducos’; allowing for them, deaths were 12% 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.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Ducos · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chum de Martinique
6.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Martinique site Mfme
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Ducos is €2,813/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 227 sales of houses and apartments in Ducos from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and – for the median of compared towns in Martinique.
€2,813/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ducos€2,813/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,974/m²
101
Apartments
€2,746/m²
126
€15.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.02 to €20.84/m² a month)
€15.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ducos
Is Ducos safe?
It grades C for safety, #17 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 109 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ducos good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #15 of 25 in Martinique. The lycée stands out: 97% of 253 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Paulette Nardal (Ex Centre Sud) in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Ducos
Commune in Martinique
Ducos is a commune of 18,105 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Espace Sud de la Martinique. 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
18,105 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Espace Sud de la Martinique
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.
