Several subjects drag its grade down. Cost of living is its weak spot — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too — an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 20.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade lands at D, better than 12% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Menton 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.
Église Saint-Michel, chapelle de la Conception et leurs abords: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain · Domaine des Colombières: Tangopaso, Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menton.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Menton than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: €21.06/m² a month
€4,909/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €4,909/m², close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€4,877/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses sell for €6,136/m² in Menton, apartments for €4,872/m². Of the homes sold, 4% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Menton€4,909/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,136/m²
110
Apartments
€4,872/m²
2,727
€21.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.18 to €27.40/m² a month)
13
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
30.6% of commuters in Menton go to work without a car, more than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
31%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €25,700 a year per consumption unit. Menton holds 9,050 jobs; 12,900 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 15.5% of working residents in Menton to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving44%
Motorbike or scooter22%
Public transport16%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
9,050
jobs based in Menton, 0.7 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Menton sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Police and gendarmerie figures for Menton show 1,039 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage434
Other physical violence146
Family violence140
Vehicle theft132
Burglary68
Theft from vehicles61
Sexual violence58
Theft without violence372
Fraud201
Drug use92
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,039
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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, 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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
85.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #44 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1993, and 18 historic monuments
18historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 12 of the 18, make up the bulk. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1993. For its size, Menton has 5.9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Michel, chapelle de la Conception et leurs abords.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Menton run lower than in 71% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Menton’s deaths ran at 81 per 100 expected, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). 2,901 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,526: 18% below. Also worth knowing: women in Alpes-Maritimes live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 35 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
35
GPs in Menton · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton
14 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Santa Maria
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Menton hold a degree than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 28%
47.4median age
The share of residents under 15 is 15%. 25% of residents are 65 or over, near Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of the town.
MentonAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
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About Menton
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Menton is a commune of 30,604 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française. 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
Population
30,604 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code
06083
Menton’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 Menton
Is Menton safe?
It grades C− for safety, #38 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 68 burglaries and 434 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Menton good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #44 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. 87% of 298 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pierre et Marie Curie in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Menton expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Menton grades D− for cost of living.
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.
