At C− overall, Boussy-Saint-Antoine ranks #78 of 91 in Essonne. Set against the rest, it does better than 22% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 12.2% unemployment. Its best grade is for walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 44% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, 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.
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 Boussy-Saint-Antoine 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 Boussy-Saint-Antoine.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Getting about on foot is easier in Boussy-Saint-Antoine than in 98% of compared French towns
12.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,010 a year per consumption unit. At the census, nearly two fifths of working residents in Boussy-Saint-Antoine went to work by public transport.
44%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving51%
Public transport39%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,400
jobs based in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, 0.4 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
A typical home in Boussy-Saint-Antoine sells for €2,930/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Boussy-Saint-Antoine sell for €2,472/m², houses for €3,361/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.09/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €16.50/m² a month.
€2,930/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boussy-Saint-Antoine€2,930/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,361/m²
90
Apartments
€2,472/m²
145
€17.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.67 to €19.90/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of residents are 65 or over
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, near Essonne’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population. The age that splits Boussy-Saint-Antoine in two is 38.7.
38.7median age
Boussy-Saint-AntoineEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Boussy-Saint-Antoine sees fewer deaths than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Boussy-Saint-Antoine records 81 deaths per 100 expected. 768 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 677: 13% above. In Essonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. This Essonne town has 3 family doctors.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Boussy-Saint-Antoine · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Claude Galien
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Claude Galien
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Boussy-Saint-Antoine sees more crime than 65% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 7.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.1 (2023–2025 average). In all, 190 offenses reached the police record in Boussy-Saint-Antoine in 2025.
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Family violence40
Vehicle theft24
Burglary19
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence12
Theft from vehicles12
Theft without violence85
Fraud68
Drug use13
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.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
190
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Boussy-Saint-Antoine is Menhir de Pierre-Fritte. On the Culture ministry’s list, Boussy-Saint-Antoine counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. 2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boussy-Saint-Antoine
Is Boussy-Saint-Antoine safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #51 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Boussy-Saint-Antoine good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #55 of 94 in Essonne. 88% of 193 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Eliot in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Boussy-Saint-Antoine expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boussy-Saint-Antoine grades D for cost of living.
About Boussy-Saint-Antoine
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Boussy-Saint-Antoine is a commune of 8,097 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine. 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
8,097 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
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