Saint-Prix’s lowest grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #20 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. That leaves it better than just over a third of compared French towns. It also trails on schools: bac results 3.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.8 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for health.
Figures: 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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Saint-Prix 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 Saint-Prix.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Saint-Prix is better off than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,550 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.8%, below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 1,000 jobs are based in Saint-Prix, for 3,450 working residents (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.5% of working residents in Saint-Prix didn’t travel to work at all.
33%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
Public transport28%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
1,000
jobs based in Saint-Prix, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,550
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
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Saint-Prix cost more than in both Val-d'Oise’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,044/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,057/m² in Saint-Prix, apartments for €3,847/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.89/m² a month, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 181 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€4,044/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Prix€4,044/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,057/m²
143
Apartments
€3,847/m²
38
€18.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.83 to €22.55/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.64/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
Schools
Schools around Saint-Prix do less well than those of 88% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 75% of 656 candidates passed at the 6 vocational lycées within 5 km. 84.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Prix, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #38 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
91%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
Degrees are more common in Saint-Prix than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or across compared French towns: 48% of adults
19% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents.
43median age
Saint-PrixVal-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 diploma14%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Prix sees fewer deaths than 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 638 residents of Saint-Prix died, against 633 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. Its care home for older people (96 places) counts its residents as Saint-Prix’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. There are 4 general practitioners locally. 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.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Prix · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil
0.7 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Prix ranks below 54% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Prix (2025). The police record for Saint-Prix lists 145 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.3 cases of violence against people and 16.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage50
Burglary32
Vehicle theft21
Theft from vehicles18
Other physical violence13
Family violence11
Fraud46
Theft without violence41
Drug use19
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
145
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
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 sexual violence and 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Prix
Is Saint-Prix safe?
It grades B− for safety, #12 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Prix good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #38 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. The lycée stands out: 100% of 247 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Bury in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Prix expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Prix grades D− for cost of living.
About Saint-Prix
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Saint-Prix is a commune of 7,612 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.
