Measured against local pay, Cucuron costs more to live in than 87% of compared French towns
The median sale price of homes in Cucuron is €3,825/m². That is the middle of 77 sales of houses and apartments from July 2023 to June 2026; the median of compared French towns is €2,430/m². Cucuron grades D for cost of living.
Cucuron grades D for cost of living
What 70 m² costs to buy and to rent, each against the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sud Luberon: €27,020 in 2023.
Price: 70 m² × €3,825/m² = €267,730, 9.9 times €27,020. For a couple (1.5 consumption units): 6.6 times their income. Rent: 70 m² × €13.67/m² × 12 months = €11,490, 43% of €27,020.
The two inputs tell the same story: they are within 25 points of each other.
About 24 homes sell a year
Houses and apartments sold in Cucuron each year (the 2023–2025 average in the headline). France’s open sale data (DVF) covers only the last five years, so there is no long history.
Hatched: half years. 2021 starts in July; 2026 ends in June and is still filling, as sales reach the file a few months after they complete.
What houses and apartments sell for
77 sales over three years: 64 houses and 13 apartments. The tick marks the median of compared French towns.
Median price per m²
Against the median of compared French towns: houses 60% above it (€2,502/m²).
See the figures
| Type | Median per m² | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,000/m² | 64 | 83% |
| Apartments | — | 13 | 17% |
Sales of houses and apartments with a price and a living area, from July 2023 to June 2026. A median needs 30 sales. Prices per m² are of living area (surface réelle bâtie).
70 m² at the median price costs 9.9 times the area’s median income
The income is the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sud Luberon, €27,020: an income adjusted for household size, where the first adult counts 1, each other person aged 14 or over 0.5 and each child under 14 0.3. For a couple, who count as 1.5 consumption units, the same home is 6.6 times their income.
An estimate, not a loan offer: repayments capped at 35% of net income (the HCSF rule French lenders follow), a fixed-rate loan over the term shown, notary fees of about 7.5% on an older home and 2.5% on a new one, paid from savings. Other debts, bank and guarantee fees aren’t included.
Advertised apartment rents are estimated at €13.67/m² a month
About €960 a month for 70 m², charges included. The ministry’s prediction range for Cucuron runs from €11.08 to €16.87/m² a month. That is 10% above the median of compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Estimated advertised rent per m², a month tick: the median of compared French towns
Rents are the Housing Ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, charges included, predicted from listings; they are not rents actually paid.
Housing Ministry (DHUP) and ANIL, Carte des loyers 2025: rents per m² predicted from online listings, charges included. The grade uses the apartment figure.
The commune’s property-tax rate is 29.93%
Owners pay the taxe foncière on built property each year. The bill is the rate times half the home’s cadastral rental value (valeur locative cadastrale), a notional rent the tax office sets for each home; the intercommunality’s rate and the household-waste charge (TEOM) can add to it. Since 2021 the commune’s rate includes the share the département used to levy.
DGFiP, REI (local tax rates) 2025. Shown, not graded.
70% of households own their home; 24% rent privately
Census 2023: households by how they hold their main home, and the share of all homes that are second homes or empty. The widest gap from the median compared town: second homes, 17% against 2%.
Second homes and who lives in Cucuron: Who lives here →
INSEE, census 2023. Medians of compared towns: towns with an overall grade.
Cucuron is among the dearest of the towns of 1,300 to 2,500 people
French towns of 1,300 to 2,500 people with a Cost of living Grade, cheapest first against income; towns in Vaucluse are kept in view.
| # | Town | Median per m² | Years of income | Rent per m² | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lurcy-Lévis Allier | €723/m² | 2× | €7.02/m² | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 2035 | Grillon Vaucluse | €2,547/m² | 7.5× | €9.05/m² | B− |
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| 2080 | Sault Vaucluse | €2,120/m² | 6.2× | €9.93/m² | B− |
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| 2129 | Saint-Christol Vaucluse | €1,835/m² | 5.4× | €10.79/m² | B− |
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| 2455 | Violès Vaucluse | €2,784/m² | 7.5× | €10.86/m² | C+ |
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| 2630 | Caderousse Vaucluse | €2,268/m² | 6.7× | €10.84/m² | C+ |
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| 2676 | Uchaux Vaucluse | €3,055/m² | 8.2× | €11.21/m² | C |
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| 2714 | Sablet Vaucluse | €2,892/m² | 8.2× | €10.72/m² | C |
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| 2767 | Villes-sur-Auzon Vaucluse | €2,667/m² | 7.9× | €10.59/m² | C |
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| 3297 | Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames Seine-et-Marne | €3,039/m² | 7.7× | €16.27/m² | D |
| 3298 | Perrigny-lès-Dijon Côte-d'Or | €2,964/m² | 8.1× | €14.28/m² | D |
| 3299 | Venzolasca Haute-Corse | €2,945/m² | 9× | €11.90/m² | D |
| 3300 | Cucuron Vaucluse | €3,825/m² | 9.9× | €13.67/m² | D |
| 3301 | Paradou Bouches-du-Rhône | €4,813/m² | 12.1× | €13.68/m² | D |
| 3302 | Saint-Mamert-du-Gard Gard | €2,489/m² | 7.5× | €14.13/m² | D |
| 3303 | Luzinay Isère | €3,713/m² | 9.4× | €14.27/m² | D |
| … | |||||
| 3528 | Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Alpes-Maritimes | €15,654/m² | 42.9× | €27.73/m² | D− |
Years of income: 70 m² at the median price against the area’s median income per consumption unit. A dash: no sale prices (fewer than 30 sales, or Alsace-Moselle).
Cucuron and its neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, shaded by median price per m² against Cucuron’s.
| Town | Cost | Median per m² | Rent per m² | 2022–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucuron | D | €3,825/m² | €13.67/m² | — |
| Villelaure | D | €3,618/m² | €13.62/m² | −6.3% |
| Cadenet | C− | €3,585/m² | €13.19/m² | +5.5% |
| La Tour-d'Aigues | C− | €2,790/m² | €13.13/m² | −8.6% |
| Pertuis | D | €3,333/m² | €14.16/m² | +3.7% |
| Lauris | D− | €3,836/m² | €15.62/m² | +14% |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron Bouches-du-Rhône | D | €3,200/m² | €14.36/m² | +4.3% |
La Tour-d'Aigues is the cheapest at €2,790/m².
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Prices. The median of the prices per m² of houses and apartments sold in Cucuron over three years, from the public file of property sales (DVF). Half sold for more, half for less. We show a median only where 30 or more homes sold, and never an individual sale: the decree that publishes DVF forbids it.
- Rents. The Housing Ministry predicts a rent per m² for every commune from online listings, charges included. It is an estimate of asking rents, not of rents tenants actually pay.
- Income. The median annual income per consumption unit: disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by the household’s consumption units. It is not a household’s income. We use the intercommunality’s, the area people live and work across; the four island communes with no intercommunality use their own.
- Property tax. A rate, shown and never graded: what owners pay depends on each home’s cadastral rental value, which isn’t published.
Questions about housing and cost in Cucuron
Is Cucuron expensive?
Homes sold for a median €3,825/m² from July 2023 to June 2026 (houses: €4,000/m² (64 sales)), against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. 70 m² at that price comes to 9.9 times the area’s median annual income per consumption unit (6.6 times for a couple).
How much is rent in Cucuron?
The ministry estimates advertised apartment rents at €13.67/m² a month, charges included: about €960 for 70 m². Rents are the Housing Ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, charges included, predicted from listings; they are not rents actually paid.
What is the property tax in Cucuron?
The commune’s taxe foncière rate is 29.93% (2025), against 40.41% for the median of compared French towns. The bill is that rate times half the home’s cadastral rental value, plus the intercommunality’s rate and the household-waste charge.
Sources: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated version), Jul 2023–Jun 2026 · Housing Ministry (DHUP) and ANIL, Carte des loyers 2025 · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · INSEE, census 2023 · DGFiP, REI local tax rates 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.