Is Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Jobs and pay hold up well (A+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. Add health to its strengths (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at B+, #38 of 107 in Rhône. On that grade it does better than three quarters of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or 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-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or sells for €5,428/m², more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.36/m² a month, higher than both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or: €6,277/m² for houses, €4,789/m² for apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 226 homes were sold here.
€5,428/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or€5,428/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,277/m²
129
Apartments
€4,789/m²
97
€18.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.39 to €27.22/m² a month)
14.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.34/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
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 94% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (94 places) counts its residents as Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or’s; allowing for it, deaths were 32% below expected. 647 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 862: 25% below. Average lifespans in Rhône: 87.1 years for women, 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or can choose among 4 GPs.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Croix Rousse Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Less crime per resident in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or than in 71% of compared French towns
In 2025, 132 offenses were recorded in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.6. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage40
Burglary37
Theft from vehicles21
Family violence16
Vehicle theft13
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud78
Theft without violence44
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.9%
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 sexual violence, 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, 3.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or is better off than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €47,810 a year per consumption unit
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 17.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport10%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
2,800
jobs based in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, 0.9 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€47,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or hold a degree than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 66%
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or has a median age of 48.4 years.
48.4median age
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'OrRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education66%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or is 88.6%, below both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #73 of 115 in Rhône. At the seven general lycées, 93% of 1,567 candidates passed the bac, 3.4 points below the expected rate.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or
Is Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #73 of 115 in Rhône. 90% of 214 candidates passed the bac at Lycée International Jean Perrin in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or grades D− for cost of living.
About Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune of 7,435 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.
