Carmaux grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #14 of 20 in Tarn. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 16.9% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Carmaux 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 Carmaux.
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Carmaux sells for €1,132/m², less than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Carmaux is below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Only one of the 27 towns in Tarn costs less to buy into than Carmaux, whose median sale is €1,132/m². Houses in Carmaux sell for €1,167/m² and apartments for €1,000/m².
€1,132/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carmaux€1,132/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,167/m²
296
Apartments
€1,000/m²
46
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.58/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Carmaux are 65 or over, more than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns
In the comparison, Carmaux comes above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
52.4median age
CarmauxTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Carmaux, 16.9%, runs above Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
For Carmaux, that is above both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,550 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,450
jobs based in Carmaux, 1.1 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Carmaux has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 337 offenses in the graded categories in Carmaux in 2025. 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.
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage151
Family violence48
Burglary44
Other physical violence37
Sexual violence30
Theft from vehicles22
Vehicle theft5
Theft without violence86
Fraud66
Drug use54
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.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
337
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
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Carmaux’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,537 residents of Carmaux died, against 1,701 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (151 places) count their residents as Carmaux’s; allowing for them, deaths were 18% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% 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
Raw90
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Carmaux · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Claude Bernard Ctre Medico Chirurgical Obstetrical
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Albi
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Carmaux
Is Carmaux safe?
It grades C for safety, #17 of 20 in Tarn. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 151 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Carmaux good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #4 of 23 in Tarn. The lycée stands out: 97% of 143 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Jaurès 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 Carmaux expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.47/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Carmaux grades A− for cost of living.
About Carmaux
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Carmaux is a commune of 9,872 people in the Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala. 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.
