Arnouville grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #68 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. At the median price of €3,203/m², a 70 m² home costs 10 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Roissy Pays de France. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% 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 Arnouville 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 Arnouville.
HousingCost of living D−
Arnouville gets a D− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.15/m² a month, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,203/m², comes from 291 sales of houses and apartments in Arnouville from July 2023 to June 2026. The split locally: €3,434/m² for houses, €2,944/m² for apartments.
€3,203/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arnouville€3,203/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,434/m²
207
Apartments
€2,944/m²
84
€18.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.68 to €22.43/m² a month)
10
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Roissy Pays de France
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
More people in Arnouville are out of work than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.9%
39.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,380 a year per consumption unit.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport34%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,550
jobs based in Arnouville, 0.4 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
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 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Arnouville than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 73.5%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 77% of 835 candidates passed at the 7 vocational lycées within 5 km. 83.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Arnouville, below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #51 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
86%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Arnouville: 15% are 15 to 24, above Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 14% of residents. Children under 15 make up 21%, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and above compared French towns (17%). 25% of adults hold a degree.
35.3median age
ArnouvilleVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Arnouville runs higher than in 77% of compared French towns
2025 saw 410 offenses recorded in Arnouville. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.9 violent offenses and 18.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage117
Family violence75
Other physical violence59
Burglary49
Theft from vehicles43
Vehicle theft39
Sexual violence28
Drug use290
Theft without violence140
Fraud79
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.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
410
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Arnouville sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,074 deaths in Arnouville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,038: 4% above. Average lifespans in Val-d'Oise: 85.9 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Arnouville can choose among 11 GPs.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Arnouville · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General de Gonesse
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General de Gonesse
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
3 historic monuments in Arnouville, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arnouville
Is Arnouville safe?
It grades C− for safety, #54 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Arnouville good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #51 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 87% of 491 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Cassin 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 Arnouville expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,203/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Arnouville grades D− for cost of living.
About Arnouville
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Arnouville is a commune of 15,023 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roissy Pays de France. 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.
