Osny grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #28 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 32% 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 Osny 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 Osny.
HousingCost of living D−
The median sale price of homes in Osny is €3,438/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.09/m² a month, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Osny goes for €3,362/m², an apartment for €3,477/m². Sales in the town from July 2023 to June 2026: 406 houses and apartments.
€3,438/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Osny€3,438/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,362/m²
283
Apartments
€3,477/m²
123
€18.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.71 to €20.83/m² a month)
9.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Osny works better than 94% of compared French towns
The median disposable income is €29,260 a year per consumption unit. 31.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Osny has 9,100 jobs for 7,150 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
32%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
Public transport28%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
9,100
jobs based in Osny, 1.3 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,260
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 94% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Osny runs higher than in 81% of compared French towns
In 2025, 533 offenses were recorded in Osny. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.6 cases of violence against people and 21.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage130
Theft from vehicles108
Vehicle theft74
Other physical violence70
Family violence61
Burglary58
Sexual violence32
Theft without violence123
Fraud87
Drug use85
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
21.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
533
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Osny sees fewer deaths than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Osny can choose among 18 GPs. In Val-d'Oise, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,303 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,091, 16% fewer.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Osny · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Prive Sainte Marie Osny
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Novo site Pontoise
85.9 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-d'Oise, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A young town: 13% of people in Osny are 15 to 24, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns
34% of adults hold a degree, lower than Val-d'Oise’s towns (38%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
38.6median age
OsnyVal-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 diploma20%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Osny
Is Osny safe?
It grades C− for safety, #57 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 58 burglaries and 130 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Osny good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #56 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 91% of 142 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul-Émile Victor in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Osny expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Osny grades D− for cost of living.
About Osny
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Osny is a commune of 17,954 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise. 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.
