Tarare grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #39 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,741/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. Its strongest is walkability (A): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tarare 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Tarare runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 309 offenses in the graded categories in Tarare in 2025. Violence against people ran at 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.1 (2023–2025 average). With 5,750 jobs for 4,150 working residents, Tarare draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
11.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage107
Family violence54
Sexual violence50
Other physical violence46
Theft from vehicles24
Vehicle theft17
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Fraud78
Theft without violence65
Drug use45
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.
11.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
309
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Tarare sees 82 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,569 residents of Tarare died, against 1,264 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. Its five care homes for older people (492 places) count their residents as Tarare’s; allowing for them, deaths were 18% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Tarare · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Tarare than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Tarare below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,741/m², comes from 350 sales of houses and apartments in Tarare from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Tarare sell for €2,321/m² and apartments for €1,566/m².
€1,741/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tarare€1,741/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,321/m²
107
Apartments
€1,566/m²
243
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €13.83/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Tarare: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Tarare is above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tarare, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Maison dite ancien prieuré: Photo: Jean-Paul Calvier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne manufacture de moulinage J.-B. Martin: Photo: Jean-Paul Calvier · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tarare
Is Tarare safe?
It grades C for safety, #73 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 107 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tarare good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #19 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 99% of 149 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Bel Air 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 Tarare expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,741/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tarare grades B+ for cost of living.
About Tarare
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tarare is a commune of 10,893 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. 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.
