Where it does best is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car (A): just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 12.8% unemployment. Safety lags (C): an average of 11.4 recorded violent incidents and 15.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Badonviller has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Badonviller 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 Badonviller.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Badonviller than in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €691/m², below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€1,859/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 98% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 49 homes in Badonviller.
€691/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Badonviller€691/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€671/m²
48
€6.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.08 to €7.85/m² a month)
2.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
For walkability, Badonviller ranks above 88% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 12.8%, higher than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €22,110 a year for each consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Badonviller to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Badonviller, 0.7 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Badonviller: 29% are 65 or over, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 16% have a degree. 14% are under 15, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Badonviller split evenly at 50.1: half are older, half younger.
50.1median age
BadonvillerMeurthe-et-Moselle medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Badonviller has more crime per resident than 71% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Badonviller logged 40 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Family violence9
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
40
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.6%
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 · Small counts of sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 17.6% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Badonviller, 95 per 100, but more than in both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Badonviller has 3 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Badonviller is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge, 15 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 201 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 306, 52% more. In Meurthe-et-Moselle, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw152
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Badonviller · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Badonviller
Is Badonviller expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Badonviller grades A+ for cost of living.
About Badonviller
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Badonviller is a commune of 1,497 people in the Communauté de communes de Vezouze en Piémont. 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.
