Tricot has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 15.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,658/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% 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 Tricot 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 Tricot.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Tricot has higher unemployment than Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 15.7%
The median disposable income was €22,840 a year per consumption unit, below Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Tricot didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Tricot, 0.7 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
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 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Tricot costs less than in Oise’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.84/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,658/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Tricot from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold here.
€1,658/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tricot€1,658/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Oise median€2,311/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,658/m²
44
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €13.17/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Tricot than in Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
20% are under 15, above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. At 41.2, the median resident of Tricot sits in the middle of the age range.
41.2median age
TricotOise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%
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%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Tricot sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 97 in Oise’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
125 deaths in Tricot between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 113: 11% above. Life expectancy in Oise: 84.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Tricot can choose among 2 GPs.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Tricot · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chimr Montdidier
14.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Come
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 Tricot
Is Tricot safe?
Tricot has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 18.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Tricot expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,658/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tricot grades B+ for cost of living.
About Tricot
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Tricot is a commune of 1,392 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard. 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.