Real strengths, and real weak spots. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for walkability — just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #53 of 91 in Essonne. On that grade it does better than 37% 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.
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 Épinay-sur-Orge 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 Épinay-sur-Orge.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Épinay-sur-Orge is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,080 a year per consumption unit
For its 4,900 residents in work, Épinay-sur-Orge has 2,200 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Épinay-sur-Orge didn’t travel to work at all. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving58%
Public transport31%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
2,200
jobs based in Épinay-sur-Orge, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,080
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Épinay-sur-Orge costs more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,631/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.11/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 60% houses, the rest apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €15.86/m² a month.
€3,631/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Épinay-sur-Orge€3,631/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,645/m²
197
Apartments
€3,630/m²
132
€18.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.43 to €21.25/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Épinay-sur-Orge’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Épinay-sur-Orge. Adjusted for age and care homes, Épinay-sur-Orge records 77 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Essonne’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,138 residents of Épinay-sur-Orge died, against 1,071 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Essonne is 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Épinay-sur-Orge · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Longjumeau
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Yvette
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Épinay-sur-Orge ranks above 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.5 cases of violence against people and 18.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Épinay-sur-Orge’s tally for 2025: 320 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage108
Burglary50
Family violence39
Theft from vehicles36
Vehicle theft33
Other physical violence27
Sexual violence27
Theft without violence106
Fraud92
Drug use39
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
320
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Épinay-sur-Orge is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, between Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. Children are 17% of the town.
40.7median age
Épinay-sur-OrgeEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Épinay-sur-Orge
Is Épinay-sur-Orge safe?
It grades C for safety, #59 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 50 burglaries and 108 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Épinay-sur-Orge good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #58 of 94 in Essonne. 89% of 240 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Gaspard Monge in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Épinay-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,645/m² (197 sales), apartments €3,630/m² (132 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Épinay-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Épinay-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Épinay-sur-Orge is a commune of 10,722 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay. 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.
