Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on walkability — 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is safety (C) — an average of 12.1 recorded violent incidents and 15.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.9 jobs per working resident; 14.9% unemployment. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than just over two thirds of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #14 of 27 in Vosges.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Neufchâteau 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 Neufchâteau.
History
Neufchâteau is rich in protected monuments: 40 per 10,000 residents, more than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1999. The Culture ministry lists 27 historic monuments in Neufchâteau: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 18 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Nicolas.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A+
Buying in Neufchâteau costs less than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,025/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Neufchâteau goes for €1,157/m², an apartment for €868/m². A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Vosgien. The estimated advertised rent is €8.48/m² a month, below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,025/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neufchâteau€1,025/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,157/m²
148
Apartments
€868/m²
40
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.68 to €10.77/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Vosgien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Neufchâteau has higher unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 14.9%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,020 a year. At the census, 18.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot14%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,800
jobs based in Neufchâteau, 1.9 per working resident
14.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Neufchâteau sees more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
In 2025, 203 offenses were recorded in Neufchâteau. With 4,800 jobs for 2,500 working residents, Neufchâteau draws people in from neighbouring communes. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
12.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage75
Other physical violence46
Family violence25
Sexual violence22
Burglary18
Vehicle theft11
Theft from vehicles6
Theft without violence58
Drug use48
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.
12.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
203
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 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, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Neufchâteau than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
29% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, about level with Vosges’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Residents of Neufchâteau have a median age of 49.9.
49.9median age
NeufchâteauVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Neufchâteau run higher than in 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Neufchâteau records 93 deaths per 100 expected, near Vosges’ towns (93) and higher than compared French towns (88). 1,062 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 924: 15% above. In Vosges, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Neufchâteau can choose among 6 GPs.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Neufchâteau · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Quentin Gilbert: Antti Leppänen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christophe Bex: TrisHR, CC BY 4.0 · Dominique-François Rivard: Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers, Public domain · Lionel des Rieux: Unknown Unknown, Public domain
Neufchâteau’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 Neufchâteau
Is Neufchâteau safe?
It grades C for safety, #20 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Neufchâteau good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #9 of 25 in Vosges. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neufchâteau expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Neufchâteau grades A+ for cost of living.
About Neufchâteau
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Neufchâteau is a commune of 6,732 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Vosgien. 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.
