Étampes grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #83 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1 job per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,368/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Étampes 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 Étampes.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Étampes run lower than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,760 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Étampes comes below both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 13.1%. Étampes has 11,450 jobs for 11,400 working residents, 1 per worker.
41%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving55%
Public transport30%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,450
jobs based in Étampes, 1 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
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 96% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Étampes is €14.87/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,368/m², comes from 878 sales of houses and apartments in Étampes from July 2023 to June 2026. In Étampes, houses go for €2,604/m² and apartments for €2,280/m².
€2,368/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Étampes€2,368/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,604/m²
291
Apartments
€2,280/m²
587
€14.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.45 to €17.75/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Étampes: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Étampes sits above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. For its size, Étampes has 6 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Étampes: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Étampes has more crime per resident than 71% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 725 offenses in the graded categories in Étampes in 2025. 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, 0.2% of the index here.
11.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage277
Family violence146
Other physical violence112
Sexual violence67
Burglary43
Theft from vehicles43
Vehicle theft37
Theft without violence204
Fraud174
Drug use96
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.
11.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
725
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Étampes sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Étampes is above both Essonne’s towns (79) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,984 residents of Étampes died, against 1,784 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Étampes · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Étampes’ 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 Étampes
Is Étampes safe?
It grades C for safety, #62 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 277 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Étampes good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #33 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 88 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Étampes expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Étampes grades C− for cost of living.
About Étampes
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Étampes is a commune of 26,857 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne. 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.
