Athis-Mons’s lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a D overall, Athis-Mons is better than 10% of compared French towns and ranks #85 of 91 in Essonne. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on safety (C−) — an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Athis-Mons 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 Athis-Mons.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Athis-Mons gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 39.5% of commuters
Athis-Mons holds 9,950 jobs; 16,700 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income is €24,690 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 33.0% of working residents in Athis-Mons went to work by public transport.
39%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving54%
Public transport33%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
9,950
jobs based in Athis-Mons, 0.6 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,690
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 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Athis-Mons costs more than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €18.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
837 sales of houses and apartments in Athis-Mons, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,483/m². Houses sell for €4,016/m² locally, apartments for €3,306/m². House rents are put at about €15.12/m² a month.
€3,483/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Athis-Mons€3,483/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,016/m²
299
Apartments
€3,306/m²
538
€18.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.51 to €21.70/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Athis-Mons are under 15, more than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
35.8median age
Athis-MonsEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Athis-Mons than in 81% of compared French towns
In all, 992 offenses reached the police record in Athis-Mons in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Athis-Mons (2025).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage337
Family violence162
Other physical violence137
Theft from vehicles130
Vehicle theft98
Burglary77
Sexual violence51
Fraud287
Theft without violence262
Drug use154
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
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
992
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
81.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 27 collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Athis-Mons, 90.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #54 of 94 in Essonne.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Athis-Mons records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,169 deaths in Athis-Mons from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,173, about as many. Women in Essonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 35 GPs practise in the town.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
35
GPs in Athis-Mons · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Juvisy Sur Orge
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Athis-Mons’ 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 Athis-Mons
Is Athis-Mons safe?
It grades C− for safety, #79 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 77 burglaries and 337 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Athis-Mons good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #54 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 262 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Charles in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Athis-Mons expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,483/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Athis-Mons grades D for cost of living.
About Athis-Mons
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Athis-Mons is a commune of 36,613 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
