Graulhet grades B overall: better than 57% of compared French towns, and #18 of 20 in Tarn. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1 job per working resident; 14.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 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 Graulhet 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 Graulhet.
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Graulhet costs less than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,391/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Graulhet sits below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure. Houses in Graulhet sell for €1,460/m² and apartments for €1,239/m².
€1,391/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Graulhet€1,391/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,460/m²
424
Apartments
€1,239/m²
73
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.85 to €11.75/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Graulhet runs higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 405 offenses in the graded categories in Graulhet in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Graulhet ranks 18th of the 20 compared towns in Tarn. 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, 0.3% of the index here.
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage137
Family violence111
Other physical violence59
Burglary33
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft21
Theft from vehicles21
Drug use112
Fraud90
Theft without violence81
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.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
405
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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+
Graulhet’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,543 residents of Graulhet died, against 1,701 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Its three care homes for older people (180 places) count their residents as Graulhet’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% 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.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Graulhet · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
9.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Graulhet than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,800 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Graulhet comes below both Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.7% of the labour force are out of work. Graulhet has 4,500 jobs for 4,400 working residents, 1 per worker.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,500
jobs based in Graulhet, 1 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
Demeure dite Hostellerie du Lyon d'Or ou Maison du tondeur du chien: Photo: Ww2censor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Lézignac: Photo: Ww2censor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Graulhet’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 Graulhet
Is Graulhet safe?
It grades C− for safety, #18 of 20 in Tarn. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 137 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Graulhet good?
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #12 of 23 in Tarn. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Graulhet expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Graulhet grades A− for cost of living.
About Graulhet
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Graulhet is a commune of 13,129 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. 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.
