Real strengths, and real weak spots. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At C overall, Enghien-les-Bains ranks #19 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Nationally, it does better than 35% of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 1.2 points below the expected rate. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add walkability to its strengths (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 62% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Enghien-les-Bains 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 Enghien-les-Bains.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Enghien-les-Bains is better off than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,720 a year per consumption unit
62%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 5,200 residents in work, Enghien-les-Bains has 5,200 jobs: 1 each. 3.8% of Enghien-les-Bains’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 10.8%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport53%
Driving32%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
5,200
jobs based in Enghien-les-Bains, 1 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Enghien-les-Bains than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: €21.05/m² a month
€5,090/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Val-d'Oise costs more to buy into than Enghien-les-Bains, at €5,090/m², the highest of 76. 414 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €5,090/m². In Enghien-les-Bains, houses go for €5,623/m² and apartments for €4,988/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Enghien-les-Bains€5,090/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,623/m²
86
Apartments
€4,988/m²
328
€21.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.74 to €26.48/m² a month)
12.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.32/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
HealthHealth A
Enghien-les-Bains loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 70 per 100 expected, below Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 17 general practitioners in Enghien-les-Bains. Women in Val-d'Oise live to 85.9 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,065 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,285: 17% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Enghien-les-Bains · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Claude Bernard
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Claude Bernard
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Enghien-les-Bains than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 79.6%
91%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Enghien-les-Bains, 87.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 74% of 1,174 candidates passed at the 11 vocational lycées within 5 km. School results put the town #22 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Enghien-les-Bains than in 80% of compared French towns
11.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Violence against people ran at 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 18.4 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 340 offenses in Enghien-les-Bains in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage117
Family violence70
Other physical violence42
Burglary39
Sexual violence32
Theft from vehicles30
Vehicle theft10
Theft without violence219
Fraud109
Drug use95
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.
11.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
340
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · 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, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Enghien-les-Bains hold a degree than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 61%
40.8median age
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%) and near compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
Enghien-les-BainsVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education61%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
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About Enghien-les-Bains
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Enghien-les-Bains is a commune of 11,432 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
Population
11,432 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
INSEE code
95210
Enghien-les-Bains’ 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 Enghien-les-Bains
Is Enghien-les-Bains safe?
It grades C− for safety, #56 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Enghien-les-Bains good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #22 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 98% of 172 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame Providence 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 Enghien-les-Bains expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,090/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Enghien-les-Bains grades D− for cost of living.
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.
