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Saint-Ismier

Medium city · 38330 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

👥 Population
7 165
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 522 €
📈 14% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
🟠 10.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low

Saint-Ismier — Score 36/100.

Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (6/100) and a weak rental yield (13/100).
36
💰 Yield13
🌳 Quality of life42
📊 Dynamism58
💸 Affordability6
🛡️ Safety30
⚡ Energy rating84
🧮 Simulate your rental yield

🏠 Property prices

DVF · 33 Transactions · Saint-Ismier

🏢 Apt. /m²
4 522 €
🏡 House /m²
4 693 €
📋 Transactions
33
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Grenoble2 587 €3 667 €2579156 140
Saint-Martin-d'Hères2 218 €3 434 €39237 695
Échirolles1 800 €3 311 €32937 491
Vienne2 587 €3 215 €47531 778
Bourgoin-Jallieu2 561 €2 866 €40930 151
Fontaine1 833 €3 236 €28822 020

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
15.64 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.2 %
⏳ Payback period
24.1 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
92.1 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
32.4 %
67.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)Tense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
369
RPLS source

💶 Local taxation

REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024

🏠 Property tax (built)Municipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
45.980 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
117.490 %
🏘️ Housing tax
19.420 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
4.950 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
3.22 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
7 165
2023
📐 Area
14.81 km²
484 inh/km²
💶 Median income
35 540 €
📊 Median age
47.5 yrs
30.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
5.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
1 900
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
154
-2.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
158
💼 Economic density
265
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Lancey
À 4.55 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Grenoble
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Le Grésivaudan
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
High schoolTypePass rateHonorsV.A.
LYCEE PUPILLES DE L'AIR ET DE L'ESPACE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public97.0 %-2.0
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
95.9 %
Average pass rate · 2 middle schools

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE DU GRESIVAUDANpublic142.8

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
2
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
11
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
1
💊 Pharmacies
2

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
106
📋 Commerce
27
📋 Enseignement
10
🏥 Sante
131
🚆 Transport
7
⚽ Sport
21
🎭 Culture
1

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 1 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public1Mairie - Saint-Ismier

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement628.70 ‰6.3 ‰+38 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement329.50 ‰7.5 ‰+27 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires314.30 ‰7.2 ‰-40 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes263.60 ‰7.3 ‰-51 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants202.80 ‰8.4 ‰-67 % vs moy.
Vols dans les véhicules192.70 ‰5.2 ‰-48 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)152.10 ‰7.5 ‰-72 % vs moy.
Violences physiques intrafamiliales152.10 ‰4.2 ‰-50 % vs moy.
Violences physiques hors cadre familial121.70 ‰4.0 ‰-57 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule121.70 ‰2.4 ‰-29 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

19 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
47.4 %
47.4 %
C
10.5 %
10.5 %
D
21.1 %
21.1 %
E
10.5 %
10.5 %
F
10.5 %
10.5 %
G
0.0 %

10.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments

BuildingEra
église12e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 14 risks identified

Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Rupture de barrage
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 4 269 analyses · CC LE GRÉSIVAUDAN

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
4 269

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes 2.3 km 40/100 3 016
Biviers 2.4 km 36/100 2 377
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 3.4 km 41/100 5 698
Bernin 3.1 km 32/100 3 334
Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse 3.4 km 35/100 1 191
Le Versoud 4.2 km 44/100 4 900
Domène 5.1 km 36/100 6 835
Meylan 5.1 km 45/100 18 770

❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Ismier

What is the price per m² in Saint-Ismier?

The median price per m² in Saint-Ismier is 4 522 €.

What is the rental yield in Saint-Ismier?

The gross rental yield in Saint-Ismier is 4.2%.

Is Saint-Ismier a good real estate investment?

Saint-Ismier has a ScorCity score of 36/100, making it a risky investment.

What is the average energy rating in Saint-Ismier?

The most common energy rating class in Saint-Ismier is B.

What are the natural risks in Saint-Ismier?

14 risks are identified in Saint-Ismier: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.