Cost of living is its strong suit (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 21% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Job 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.
Each subject compares Job 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 Job.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Job than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,068/m², lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€2,181/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 37 houses and apartments changed hands in Job from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,068/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Job€1,068/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€2,181/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,068/m²
37
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.92 to €10.30/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Job is harder to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns
150 jobs are based in Job, for 400 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Job didn’t travel to work at all.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Job, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Job run below what its ages would predict: 76 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Puy-de-Dôme, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 154 deaths in Job from 2016 to 2025; there were 177, 15% more. The nearest emergency department to Job is Centre hospitalier D Ambert, 4.3 mi away.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Job · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Ambert
14.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Forez site de Montbrison
85.6 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Puy-de-Dôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Job has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 25% have a degree. 11% are under 15, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a third of residents are 65 or older.
54median age
JobPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Job
Is Job safe?
Job has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Job expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Job grades A+ for cost of living.
About Job
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Job is a commune of 1,016 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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.
