Saint-Tropez grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #52 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 24.8 recorded violent incidents and 53.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €13,423/m², a 70 m² home costs 35.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Its strongest is walkability (A): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% 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 Saint-Tropez 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-Tropez.
Safety
Saint-Tropez records more crime per resident than 100% of compared French towns
Saint-Tropez ranks last of the 73 compared towns in Var on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 243 offenses in the graded categories in Saint-Tropez in 2025. 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, 0.4% of the index here.
24.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage78
Burglary35
Other physical violence29
Family violence28
Vehicle theft28
Theft from vehicles25
Sexual violence20
Theft without violence241
Drug use82
Fraud39
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.
24.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
243
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Saint-Tropez costs more than in Var’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €26.45/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Saint-Tropez is above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). No town in Var costs more to buy into than Saint-Tropez, at €13,423/m², the highest of 85. The median price, €13,423/m², comes from 524 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Tropez from July 2023 to June 2026.
€13,423/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Tropez€13,423/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€25,330/m²
165
Apartments
€11,313/m²
359
€26.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€18.09 to €38.68/m² a month)
35.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Saint-Tropez than in Var or compared French towns: 36 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Saint-Tropez comes above both Var’s towns (1.7) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments in Saint-Tropez: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Tropez is Chapelle Sainte-Anne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Saint-Tropez: 36% are 65 or over, above Var’s towns and compared French towns
For Saint-Tropez, that is above both Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 11% of the population.
55.7median age
Saint-TropezVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
30.8% of commuters in Saint-Tropez go to work without a car, more than in Var’s towns and compared French towns
Saint-Tropez sits above both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 14.2% of the labour force are out of work. Saint-Tropez has 4,200 jobs for 1,350 working residents, 3.1 per worker.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving45%
On foot26%
Motorbike or scooter14%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
4,200
jobs based in Saint-Tropez, 3.1 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Saint-Tropez’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 655 residents of Saint-Tropez died, against 647 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Saint-Tropez’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Saint-Tropez · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Tropez Pole de Sante du Golfe
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Tropez Pole de Sante du Golfe
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chapelle Sainte-Anne: Photo: Starus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de Saint-Tropez: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Tour Jarlier: Photo: Martinp1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Miséricorde: Photo: Starus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marcel Aubour: Panini, Public domain · France Roche: Michaud, Fernand (1929-2012). Photographe, Public domain · Arthur Bauchet: C.Combier, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Axel Julien: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-François Allard: Joseph-Désiré Court, Public domain · Marius Bianchi: Pierson & Braun Fils, Public domain
Saint-Tropez’s 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 Saint-Tropez
Is Saint-Tropez safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 78 acts of criminal damage.
Is Saint-Tropez expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €13,423/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €25,330/m² (165 sales), apartments €11,313/m² (359 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Tropez grades D− for cost of living.
About Saint-Tropez
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Tropez is a commune of 3,582 people in the Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. 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.
