Dardilly grades C+ overall: better than 45% of compared French towns, and #74 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2.5 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment.
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 Dardilly 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 Dardilly.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Dardilly cost more than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,372/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Dardilly above both Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Dardilly, houses go for €4,571/m² and apartments for €4,041/m².
€4,372/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dardilly€4,372/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,571/m²
145
Apartments
€4,041/m²
79
€15.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.14 to €19.73/m² a month)
11.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Dardilly sees fewer deaths than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Dardilly is below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 432 residents of Dardilly died, against 617 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Dardilly · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Dardilly runs higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 261 offenses in the graded categories in Dardilly in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 21.8 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, 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, 0.4% of the index here.
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage72
Theft from vehicles46
Burglary39
Sexual violence32
Other physical violence27
Vehicle theft24
Family violence21
Fraud104
Theft without violence90
Drug use71
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
261
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
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Dardilly’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 Dardilly
Is Dardilly safe?
It grades C− for safety, #79 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dardilly good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #92 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 63 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Rabelais in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dardilly expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €15.48/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dardilly grades D for cost of living.
About Dardilly
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dardilly is a commune of 9,221 people in the Métropole de Lyon. 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.
