Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Saint-Leu-d'Esserent’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than nearly a fifth of compared French towns. It ranks #35 of 56 in Oise. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C−): an average of 13.9 recorded violent incidents and 15.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is walkability — 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Saint-Leu-d'Esserent 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 Saint-Leu-d'Esserent.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent sells for €2,791/m², more than in Oise’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,780/m² in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, apartments for €2,857/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.00/m² a month, near Oise’s towns (€13.79/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €12.05/m² a month.
€2,791/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent€2,791/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,780/m²
84
Apartments
€2,857/m²
38
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.51 to €17.03/m² a month)
10.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.05/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
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent ranks above 87% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent counts 0.6 jobs (1,150 jobs, 2,000 workers). At the census, 10.8% of working residents in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent went to work by public transport. Households’ median disposable income: €26,590 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport11%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, 0.6 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,590
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 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent sees more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 126 offenses in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent (2025).
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence38
Criminal damage30
Other physical violence24
Vehicle theft14
Theft from vehicles14
Sexual violence6
Theft without violence21
Fraud21
Drug use10
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.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
126
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
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 and 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, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Under 15: 19% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Typical age in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent: 41.9, the median.
41.9median age
Saint-Leu-d'EsserentOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is Ancienne abbaye. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 5.5% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, 91.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, between Oise’s towns (89.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #10 of 55 in Oise.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent records 89 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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 339 deaths in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent from 2016 to 2025; there were 348, 3% more. Women in Oise live to 84.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ghpso Creil
7.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Is Saint-Leu-d'Esserent safe?
It grades C− for safety, #40 of 56 in Oise.
Are schools in Saint-Leu-d'Esserent good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #10 of 55 in Oise. The lycée stands out: 95% of 225 candidates passed the bac at Lycée André Malraux in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Leu-d'Esserent expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Leu-d'Esserent grades D− for cost of living.
About Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is a commune of 4,638 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.
