More weak spots than strong ones. Incomes are on the low side: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 23.5% unemployment. With a D− overall, Creil sits #53 of 56 in Oise. Set against the rest, it does behind almost every compared French town. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,879/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 43% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on schools — bac results 3.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Creil 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 Creil.
Who lives here
A town of families: 26% of people in Creil are under 15, more than in both Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are just over a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, lower than both Oise’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of the town.
31.8median age
CreilOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma37%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Creil, 23.5%, runs above Oise’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €16,820 a year per consumption unit, below Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.2% of working residents in Creil at the census.
43%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving54%
Public transport33%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
14,850
jobs based in Creil, 1.3 per working resident
23.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€16,820
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
76.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 320 candidates at 4 lycées. The bac pass rate near Creil is 85.4%, lower than both Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #42 of 55 in Oise.
89%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Creil than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.69/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Creil, houses go for €2,151/m² and apartments for €1,707/m². Homes sold for a median €1,879/m², lower than both Oise’s towns (€2,311/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 28% were houses.
€1,879/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Creil€1,879/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,151/m²
133
Apartments
€1,707/m²
345
€14.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.09 to €17.85/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€19,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Creil sees more crime per resident than 82% of compared French towns
Creil has 14,850 jobs for 11,350 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 12.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.9. The 2025 count: 967 offenses here. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
12.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage302
Other physical violence181
Family violence165
Sexual violence94
Vehicle theft94
Theft from vehicles68
Burglary63
Drug use572
Theft without violence281
Fraud166
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.
12.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
967
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, under 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Creil run higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Creil records 99 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Oise’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). 2,287 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,799: 27% above. Life expectancy at birth in Oise is 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 35 GPs practise here.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
35
GPs in Creil · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Creil
6 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Creil is Église Saint-Médard. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.2% of the total, lower than both Oise’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Arnaud Labbe: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paccelis Morlende: Sanguinez, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynel Kitambala: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grégory Thil: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Laurent Pillon: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY 3.0 · Hélène Geoffroy: Gwada, CC BY-SA 3.0
Creil’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 Creil
Is Creil safe?
It grades C− for safety, #43 of 56 in Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 63 burglaries and 302 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Creil good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #42 of 55 in Oise. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Creil expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Creil grades D for cost of living.
About Creil
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Creil is a commune of 36,301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Creil Sud Oise. 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.
