Beauvais grades D overall: better than 8% of compared French towns, and #46 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.7 recorded violent incidents and 18.8 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 €1,943/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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 Beauvais 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 Beauvais.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Beauvais has higher unemployment than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 19.0%
On this, Beauvais is above both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Beauvais has 39,700 jobs for 19,800 working residents, 2 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,400 a year per consumption unit.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot12%
Public transport11%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
39,700
jobs based in Beauvais, 2 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,400
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 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Beauvais records more crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,792 offenses in the graded categories in Beauvais in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Beauvais, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
14.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage567
Other physical violence388
Family violence255
Theft from vehicles178
Sexual violence160
Burglary126
Vehicle theft105
Armed robbery13
Theft without violence691
Drug use339
Fraud335
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.
14.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,792
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 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 C−
Beauvais’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Beauvais records 99 deaths per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 5,401 residents of Beauvais died, against 4,543 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
67
GPs in Beauvais · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Beauvais
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Beauvais
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Beauvais: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Beauvais is Remparts gallo-romains.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Beauvais gets a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,943/m², comes from 1,730 sales of houses and apartments in Beauvais from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Beauvais sell for €2,153/m² and apartments for €1,737/m².
€1,943/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beauvais€1,943/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,153/m²
695
Apartments
€1,737/m²
1,035
€12.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €15.58/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis
Clément Lenglet: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hubert de Givenchy: Larry Bessel, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 · Arnaud Démare: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philippe de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Sambou Yatabaré: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mustapha Yatabaré: George Abitbol EAG, CC BY-SA 3.0
Beauvais’ 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 Beauvais
Is Beauvais safe?
It grades D for safety, #51 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 126 burglaries and 567 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Beauvais good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #22 of 55 in Oise. 98% of 412 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Félix Faure in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Beauvais expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,943/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.85/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beauvais grades C for cost of living.
About Beauvais
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Beauvais is a commune of 55,550 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis. 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.
