Saint-Joseph’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and C+ for walkability. It also trails on schools (C−): bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Joseph has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Joseph 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 Saint-Joseph.
Schools
Brevet results near Saint-Joseph run low: 74.2% passed, below compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #25 of 25 in Martinique. The bac pass rate near Saint-Joseph is 83.3%, below compared French towns (92.9%). Also worth knowing: at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 65% of 171 candidates passed the bac pro.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Saint-Joseph loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,395 deaths in Saint-Joseph between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,654: 16% below. Women in Martinique live to 85.1 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 11 general practitioners in the town.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Saint-Joseph · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chum de Martinique
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Paul
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Saint-Joseph than in 59% of compared French towns
320 offenses were reported in Saint-Joseph during 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 11.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.4. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in the town.
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence90
Other physical violence68
Burglary63
Criminal damage58
Sexual violence26
Vehicle theft9
Theft from vehicles6
Drug use65
Fraud43
Theft without violence32
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.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
320
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
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 · For armed robbery, 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, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Joseph than in compared French towns: 22% of adults
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Saint-Joseph is 49.9. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
49.9median age
Saint-JosephFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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)
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Saint-Joseph than in compared French towns: €15.05/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,627/m², comes from 95 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Joseph from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 75% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,627/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Joseph€2,627/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,345/m²
71
€15.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.71 to €19.34/m² a month)
€15.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Joseph
Is Saint-Joseph safe?
It grades B for safety, #5 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 63 burglaries and 58 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Joseph good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Acajou II in 2025, 5 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saint-Joseph
Commune in Martinique
Saint-Joseph is a commune of 16,258 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Centre 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
16,258 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Centre 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.
