A town of contrasts. Antibes grades C+ overall, better than 37% of compared French towns, and ranks #29 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too: an average of 8.6 recorded violent incidents and 21.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do better than most (B+): bac results 0.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points above the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 Antibes 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 Antibes.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Antibes than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: €20.25/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €5,235/m², above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€4,877/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses in Antibes sell for €7,044/m² and apartments for €5,128/m². 6,041 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€5,235/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Antibes€5,235/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,044/m²
574
Apartments
€5,128/m²
5,467
€20.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.11 to €25.47/m² a month)
12.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Getting about on foot is easier in Antibes than in 94% of compared French towns
Just over a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Antibes has 32,200 jobs for 32,850 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,560 a year per consumption unit, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport12%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter7%
Bicycle2%
32,200
jobs based in Antibes, 1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Antibes sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Antibes show 2,289 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage877
Family violence346
Theft from vehicles273
Other physical violence244
Vehicle theft206
Burglary198
Sexual violence145
Theft without violence1,524
Fraud484
Drug use357
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,289
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, under 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Antibes than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults
Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.
47.3median age
AntibesAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Brevet results near Antibes run high: 91.4% passed, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 82% of 244 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Ranked by results, schools here are #13 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. At the three general lycées, 96% of 776 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Antibes run lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its 12 care homes for older people (824 places) count their residents as Antibes’; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 10,045 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 9,227, 8% fewer. Life expectancy in Alpes-Maritimes: 86.5 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 117 GPs practise locally.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
117
GPs in Antibes · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Antibes Juan les Pins
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Antibes Juan les Pins
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
16 historic monuments in Antibes, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2018, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Antibes is Monument romain provenant de Biot. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.6% of the total, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Jacques Audiberti: Studio Harcourt., Public domain · Honoré Charles Reille: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain · Henri Proglio: Thinkerview, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nicolas Boukhrief: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sabine Sun: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · François Victor Masséna: Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (1759-1832), Public domain
Antibes’ 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 Antibes
Is Antibes safe?
It grades C− for safety, #36 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 198 burglaries and 877 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Antibes good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #13 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. 99% of 170 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Mont Saint-Jean in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Antibes expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Antibes grades D− for cost of living.
About Antibes
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Antibes is a commune of 77,637 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis. 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.
