Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Saint-Mihiel’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 42% of compared French towns, #7 of 9 in Meuse. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (D) — 1.4 jobs per working resident; 16.7% unemployment. Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 1.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Saint-Mihiel 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-Mihiel.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Saint-Mihiel cost less than in Meuse’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €659/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Meuse costs less to buy into than Saint-Mihiel, at €659/m², the lowest of 10. The estimated advertised rent is €7.84/m² a month, below Meuse’s towns (€8.86/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. This Meuse town recorded 113 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€659/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Mihiel€659/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meuse median€1,211/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€655/m²
98
€7.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.36 to €9.68/m² a month)
1.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sammiellois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Mihiel is rich in protected monuments: 42 per 10,000 residents, more than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2021. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Mihiel is Menhir dit la Dame Schonne. The town has 16 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 10 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Mihiel sees more deaths than Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 109 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 740 residents of Saint-Mihiel died, against 522 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Mihiel is Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc, 18.6 mi away. 6 GPs practise here. Life expectancy in Meuse: 85.2 years for women and 77.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Saint-Mihiel · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Bar le Duc Fains Veel site de Bar le Duc
19.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Verdun St Mihiel Hopital St Nicolas
85.2 · 77.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meuse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For walkability, Saint-Mihiel ranks above 90% of compared French towns
16.7% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Meuse’s towns (15.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over a fifth of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,880 a year per consumption unit.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot17%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Saint-Mihiel, 1.4 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Mihiel sits above 75% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Mihiel (1,550 to 1,150): it draws people in from around. Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Mihiel show 126 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 17.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.6. The commonest graded crime here was other physical violence (2025).
17.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence63
Criminal damage50
Family violence13
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Drug use28
Theft without violence16
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.
17.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
126
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.9%
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 sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 3.9% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Mihiel hold a degree than in Meuse’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
One measure of family life: just over one in ten residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Meuse’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-Mihiel has a median age of 48.8 years.
48.8median age
Saint-MihielMeuse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Menhir dit la Dame Schonne: Photo: Alfri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien Hôtel de Faillonnet ou maison des gargouilles: Photo: Lorraine.Agostini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye: Photo: François BERNARDIN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Lorraine.Agostini · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean Bérain père: Claude Duflos / After Joseph Vivien, Public domain · Benoît de Maillet: Étienne Jeaurat, Public domain · Jeanne Leleu: Unattributed, Public domain · Nicolas Lebel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Jacques Le Roy Ladurie: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Charles Vallin: Le Petit Journal, Public domain
Saint-Mihiel’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 Saint-Mihiel
Is Saint-Mihiel safe?
It grades C for safety, #5 of 9 in Meuse.
Are schools in Saint-Mihiel good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #6 of 10 in Meuse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Mihiel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Mihiel grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Mihiel
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Saint-Mihiel is a commune of 3,772 people in the Communauté de communes du Sammiellois. 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.
