Domont grades C− overall: better than 19% of compared French towns, and #41 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,150/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% 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 Domont 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 Domont.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Domont works better than 96% of compared French towns
At the census, 38.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Domont has 4,300 jobs for 7,300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,860 a year per consumption unit.
39%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport33%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
4,300
jobs based in Domont, 0.6 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,860
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 96% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Domont gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.98/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,150/m², comes from 476 sales of houses and apartments in Domont from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Domont sell for €3,632/m² and apartments for €2,794/m².
€3,150/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Domont€3,150/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,632/m²
238
Apartments
€2,794/m²
238
€17.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.54 to €20.81/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 15% of residents are 65 or over
12% of residents are 15 to 24 and 15% are 65 or over, against 12% and 15% in the median compared commune of Val-d'Oise. 37% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Val-d'Oise 38%, France 30%).
38median age
DomontVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Domont has more crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 385 offenses in the graded categories in Domont 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.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage103
Family violence58
Vehicle theft56
Other physical violence53
Theft from vehicles46
Sexual violence38
Burglary31
Fraud95
Drug use66
Theft without violence65
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
385
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
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Domont: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Domont’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,204 residents of Domont died, against 1,184 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Its two care homes for older people (178 places) count their residents as Domont’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% 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.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Domont · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Domont
Is Domont safe?
It grades C for safety, #42 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 103 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Domont good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #37 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 92% of 413 candidates passed the bac at Lycée George Sand in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Domont expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,150/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Domont grades D for cost of living.
About Domont
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Domont is a commune of 16,065 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. 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.
