Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Goussainville’s overall D− puts it #71 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Nationally, it does behind almost every compared French town. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. Its strongest is walkability (A+) — 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety lags: an average of 11.2 recorded violent incidents and 22.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Goussainville 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 Goussainville.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Goussainville than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,960 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 14.6%, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 1.4% of working residents in Goussainville didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 37.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
41%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving57%
Public transport37%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
8,450
jobs based in Goussainville, 0.7 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Goussainville sell for a median €3,194/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Goussainville sell for €2,914/m², houses for €3,305/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.97/m² a month, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €15.53/m² a month.
€3,194/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Goussainville€3,194/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,305/m²
356
Apartments
€2,914/m²
96
€17.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.82 to €21.80/m² a month)
10
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.53/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
Who lives here
Goussainville skews young, with 16% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 23%. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
34.4median age
GoussainvilleVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
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
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Goussainville than in 88% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Goussainville (2025). Recorded offenses here came to 877 in 2025.
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage281
Family violence153
Vehicle theft112
Other physical violence105
Theft from vehicles105
Burglary70
Sexual violence51
Drug use473
Theft without violence242
Fraud151
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.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
877
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Goussainville run higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Goussainville come to 100 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,800 residents of Goussainville died, against 1,607 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Goussainville · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General de Gonesse
2.7 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
79.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 70% passed the bac pro, of 305 candidates at 2 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #11 of 76 in Val-d'Oise on results.
87%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Goussainville, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
0.7% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Goussainville is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Goussainville
Is Goussainville safe?
It grades D for safety, #67 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 70 burglaries and 281 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Goussainville good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #11 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 85% of 397 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Romain Rolland 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 Goussainville expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Goussainville grades D− for cost of living.
About Goussainville
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Goussainville is a commune of 31,301 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.
