Taverny grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #21 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,261/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% 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 Taverny 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 Taverny.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Taverny is easier to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €28,590 a year per consumption unit, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Taverny holds 8,150 jobs; 12,250 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Taverny didn’t travel to work at all.
38%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving57%
Public transport31%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
8,150
jobs based in Taverny, 0.7 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,590
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Taverny trail 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Taverny, just over four fifths of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). For exam results, it comes #68 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. At the five general lycées, 89% of 1,615 candidates passed the bac, 4.6 points below the expected rate.
89%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Taverny earns a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
826 sales of houses and apartments in Taverny, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,261/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.05/m² a month, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Taverny sell for €2,824/m², houses for €3,836/m².
€3,261/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Taverny€3,261/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-d'Oise median€3,266/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,836/m²
379
Apartments
€2,824/m²
447
€18.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.56 to €20.95/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Taverny are 15 to 24, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. Graduates make up nearly two in five adults.
39median age
TavernyVal-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 diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Taverny is below 68% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,980 deaths in Taverny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,116: 6% below. Its four care homes for older people (280 places) count their residents as Taverny’s; allowing for them, deaths were 18% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Taverny can choose among 50 GPs. 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.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
50
GPs in Taverny · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Eaubonne Montmorency Simone Veil
2.8 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.
Among the classé monuments in Taverny is Domaine de Boissy. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. 4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Taverny is lower than in 50% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Taverny. All told, Taverny had 569 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 15.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage148
Family violence90
Vehicle theft89
Theft from vehicles82
Burglary66
Other physical violence65
Sexual violence29
Theft without violence257
Fraud187
Drug use57
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
569
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Taverny
Is Taverny safe?
It grades B− for safety, #18 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 148 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Taverny good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #68 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 90% of 325 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louis Jouvet 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 Taverny expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,261/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Taverny grades D for cost of living.
About Taverny
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Taverny is a commune of 27,593 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val Parisis. 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.
