Argenteuil grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #69 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 14.5% unemployment. At the median price of €3,409/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 54% 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 Argenteuil 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 Argenteuil.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Argenteuil than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,300 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Argenteuil comes below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 14.5%.
54%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport47%
Driving41%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
30,100
jobs based in Argenteuil, 0.7 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Argenteuil than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.36/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Argenteuil, that is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,409/m², comes from 2,348 sales of houses and apartments in Argenteuil from July 2023 to June 2026. In Argenteuil, houses go for €3,816/m² and apartments for €3,116/m².
€3,409/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Argenteuil€3,409/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,816/m²
964
Apartments
€3,116/m²
1,384
€19.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.38 to €24.38/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Argenteuil records more crime per resident than 90% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,543 offenses in the graded categories in Argenteuil in 2025. Violence against people ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 22.9 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in Argenteuil, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
11.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,116
Family violence559
Theft from vehicles532
Other physical violence449
Vehicle theft355
Burglary269
Sexual violence242
Armed robbery21
Drug use2,060
Theft without violence1,130
Fraud749
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.
11.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3,543
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
Who lives here
A younger town: only 14% of residents are 65 or over
13% of residents are 15 to 24 and 14% are 65 or over, against 12% and 15% in the median compared commune of Val-d'Oise. 33% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Val-d'Oise 38%, France 30%).
36.4median age
ArgenteuilVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Argenteuil’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 6,664 residents of Argenteuil died, against 6,379 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Its eight care homes for older people (513 places) count their residents as Argenteuil’s; allowing for them, deaths were 5% 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.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
59
GPs in Argenteuil · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Argenteuil: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Georges Braque: Photographer non-identified, anonymous, Public domain · Franck Béria: Владимир Майоров/Vladimir Mayorov/Władimir Majorow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Claudio Gomes: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ingrid Chauvin: Lauryne1507, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bernard Quilfen: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gilles Maignan: Schlek14, CC BY 4.0
Argenteuil’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 Argenteuil
Is Argenteuil safe?
It grades D for safety, #68 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 269 burglaries and 1,116 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Argenteuil good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #30 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 88% of 311 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Argenteuil expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,409/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Argenteuil grades D for cost of living.
About Argenteuil
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Argenteuil is a commune of 106,130 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
