Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too — brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Crouy-en-Thelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Crouy-en-Thelle grades
Each subject compares Crouy-en-Thelle 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 Crouy-en-Thelle.
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Crouy-en-Thelle sell for a median €2,500/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.08/m² a month, close to Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Crouy-en-Thelle recorded 31 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Crouy-en-Thelle€2,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,500/m²
31
€14.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.12 to €16.35/m² a month)
6.3
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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Crouy-en-Thelle is better off than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,860 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Crouy-en-Thelle didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 8.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport9%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Crouy-en-Thelle, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Crouy-en-Thelle records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Oise’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Oise: 84.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 256 deaths in Crouy-en-Thelle between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 160: 60% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Crouy-en-Thelle is Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise, 5 mi away.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw160
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Crouy-en-Thelle · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Novo site Beaumont Ex Carnelle Porte de L Oise
5 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
Crouy-en-Thelle has fewer young adults than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, higher than Oise’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Crouy-en-Thelle is 42.9. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
42.9median age
Crouy-en-ThelleOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Crouy-en-Thelle
Is Crouy-en-Thelle safe?
Crouy-en-Thelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Crouy-en-Thelle good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Crouy-en-Thelle expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Crouy-en-Thelle grades C for cost of living.
About Crouy-en-Thelle
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Crouy-en-Thelle is a commune of 1,092 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.