Toulon grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #44 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 12 recorded violent incidents and 20.7 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 €2,844/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 98% 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 Toulon 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 Toulon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Toulon gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 31.4% of commuters
For Toulon, that is above both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,270 a year per consumption unit. Toulon has 83,750 jobs for 69,500 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving61%
Public transport15%
On foot11%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter5%
83,750
jobs based in Toulon, 1.2 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
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 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Toulon runs higher than in 87% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 5,898 offenses in the graded categories in Toulon in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Toulon, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,837
Family violence978
Other physical violence916
Theft from vehicles771
Burglary589
Vehicle theft444
Sexual violence329
Armed robbery34
Theft without violence2,117
Fraud1,369
Drug use1,153
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.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,898
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 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
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Toulon sell for €2,844/m² at the median, against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,844/m², comes from 8,481 sales of houses and apartments in Toulon from July 2023 to June 2026. In Toulon, houses go for €4,568/m² and apartments for €2,663/m².
€2,844/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Toulon€2,844/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,568/m²
1,228
Apartments
€2,663/m²
7,253
€14.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.17 to €18.66/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
25 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1997
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 25 historic monuments in Toulon: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 18 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Toulon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 19,138 residents of Toulon died, against 19,162 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 0% fewer. Its 22 care homes for older people (1,786 places) count their residents as Toulon’s; allowing for them, 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
Raw100
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
180
GPs in Toulon · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital D Instruction des Armees Sainte Anne
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Toulon Hyeres Saint Jean
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-la-Seds: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort de la Grosse-Tour, dit aussi Tour Royale: Photo: Greg68m · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien Hôtel de ville, actuellement office de tourisme: Photo: David Monniaux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne corderie: Photo: Rvalette · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sébastien Squillaci: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0 · Mireille Darc: Ron Galella / Getty Images, Public domain · Gilbert Bécaud: Licio D'Aloisio / Reporters Associati & Archivi / Mondadori, Public domain · Lúcio Costa: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis-Michel van Loo: Louis-Michel van Loo, Public domain · Anne Golon: Daniel Visse, CC BY-SA 4.0
Toulon’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 Toulon
Is Toulon safe?
It grades D for safety, #59 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 589 burglaries and 1,837 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Toulon good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #18 of 63 in Var. 96% of 27 candidates passed the bac at Lycée régional Anne-Sophie Pic in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Toulon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.43/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Toulon grades D for cost of living.
About Toulon
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Toulon is a commune of 179,116 people in the Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. 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.
