Caudry grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #143 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 24.4 recorded violent incidents and 25.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,026/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Its strongest is walkability (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% 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 Caudry 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 Caudry.
Safety
Crime per resident in Caudry runs higher than in 99% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 690 offenses in the graded categories in Caudry in 2025. With 6,250 jobs for 4,500 working residents, Caudry draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. 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.
24.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage260
Family violence158
Other physical violence139
Sexual violence52
Burglary30
Theft from vehicles29
Vehicle theft22
Drug use132
Theft without violence107
Fraud74
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.
24.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
690
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 D−
More deaths than Caudry’s ages would predict, 124 per 100 expected, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Caudry is above both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,941 residents of Caudry died, against 1,303 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 49% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+24%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw149
Adjusted124
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Caudry · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de le Cateau
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de le Cateau
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Caudry, 24.8%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Caudry comes above both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €20,040 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
6,250
jobs based in Caudry, 1.4 per working resident
24.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Caudry than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.11/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Caudry, that is below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,026/m², comes from 546 sales of houses and apartments in Caudry from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Caudry sell for €987/m² and apartments for €1,274/m².
€1,026/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Caudry€1,026/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€987/m²
482
Apartments
€1,274/m²
64
€10.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €12.06/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Caudry
Is Caudry safe?
It grades D− for safety, #183 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 260 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Caudry good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #128 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 94% of 162 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Joseph-Marie Jacquard in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Caudry expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,026/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Caudry grades B+ for cost of living.
About Caudry
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Caudry is a commune of 13,833 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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
13,833 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis
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.
