Chantilly grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #27 of 56 in Oise. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 11.5 recorded violent incidents and 26.3 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 €3,908/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. Its strongest is walkability (A): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 43% 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 Chantilly 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 Chantilly.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
42.7% of commuters in Chantilly go to work without a car, more than in Oise’s towns and compared French towns
For Chantilly, that is above both Oise’s towns (17.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €31,380 a year per consumption unit. Chantilly has 5,600 jobs for 5,150 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
43%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving52%
Public transport33%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,600
jobs based in Chantilly, 1.1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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
Chantilly records more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 341 offenses in the graded categories in Chantilly in 2025. Chantilly comes 54th of the 56 compared towns in Oise on the Safety Grade. 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, 0.2% of the index here.
11.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage77
Theft from vehicles68
Other physical violence60
Family violence48
Vehicle theft38
Burglary31
Sexual violence19
Drug use132
Theft without violence100
Fraud88
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.
11.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
341
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Chantilly than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.80/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Chantilly sits above both Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. Chantilly is the most expensive of the 59 towns in Oise: its median sale is €3,908/m². The median price, €3,908/m², comes from 470 sales of houses and apartments in Chantilly from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,908/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chantilly€3,908/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,400/m²
73
Apartments
€3,864/m²
397
€19.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.54 to €25.22/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€34,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Chantilly sees fewer deaths than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Chantilly is below both Oise’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,368 residents of Chantilly died, against 1,372 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 0% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Chantilly · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Creil
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ghpso Senlis
84.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Chantilly’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 Chantilly
Is Chantilly safe?
It grades D for safety, #54 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 77 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chantilly good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #25 of 55 in Oise. 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Rostand in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chantilly expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,908/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €4,400/m² (73 sales), apartments €3,864/m² (397 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chantilly grades D for cost of living.
About Chantilly
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Chantilly is a commune of 10,591 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aire Cantilienne. 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.
