Croix grades C− overall: better than 24% of compared French towns, and #103 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 24.1 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 €2,585/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% 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 Croix 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Croix records more crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 687 offenses in the graded categories in Croix in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Croix, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 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.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage168
Theft from vehicles157
Burglary102
Other physical violence71
Vehicle theft71
Family violence69
Sexual violence49
Fraud151
Theft without violence144
Drug use25
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
687
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
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Croix costs more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.46/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Croix comes above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,585/m², comes from 967 sales of houses and apartments in Croix from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,585/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Croix€2,585/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,579/m²
578
Apartments
€2,594/m²
389
€14.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.80 to €17.72/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Croix records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,802 residents of Croix died, against 1,745 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Its three care homes for older people (257 places) count their residents as Croix’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Croix · 6.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Croix’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 Croix
Is Croix safe?
It grades D for safety, #147 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 102 burglaries and 168 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Croix good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #97 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 94% of 184 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Charles Baudelaire in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Croix expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,585/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,579/m² (578 sales), apartments €2,594/m² (389 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Croix grades D for cost of living.
About Croix
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Croix is a commune of 20,566 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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.
