Boran-sur-Oise has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% 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.
Each subject compares Boran-sur-Oise 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 Boran-sur-Oise.
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Boran-sur-Oise than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €16.18/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Boran-sur-Oise sits above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €2,830/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in Boran-sur-Oise from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,830/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boran-sur-Oise€2,830/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,830/m²
47
€16.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.92 to €18.81/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Thelloise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Boran-sur-Oise run higher than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,290 a year per consumption unit
That puts Boran-sur-Oise above both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Boran-sur-Oise has 400 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.2%.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport10%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Boran-sur-Oise, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Boran-sur-Oise’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Boran-sur-Oise’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, close to Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Boran-sur-Oise · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Boran-sur-Oise, above Oise’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Boran-sur-Oise comes above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents.
40.7median age
Boran-sur-OiseOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Boran-sur-Oise: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Boran-sur-Oise, that is above both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Boran-sur-Oise: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Boran-sur-Oise has less crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 63 offenses in the graded categories in Boran-sur-Oise in 2025. For burglary, 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, 13.9% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence23
Criminal damage13
Sexual violence8
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft6
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
63
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boran-sur-Oise
Are schools in Boran-sur-Oise good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Boran-sur-Oise expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,830/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boran-sur-Oise grades C− for cost of living.
About Boran-sur-Oise
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Boran-sur-Oise is a commune of 2,135 people in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. 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.
