Longjumeau grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #46 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 36% 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 Longjumeau 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 Longjumeau.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Longjumeau works better than 97% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €26,560 a year per consumption unit, lower than Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Longjumeau counts 0.8 jobs (7,650 jobs, 10,000 workers). 10.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
36%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving59%
Public transport29%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
7,650
jobs based in Longjumeau, 0.8 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,560
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 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Longjumeau, above Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
36.9median age
LongjumeauEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
HousingCost of living C−
The middle sale price in Longjumeau: €2,865/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.49/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Longjumeau sell for €2,618/m², houses for €3,550/m². The sales split: 27% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,865/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Longjumeau€2,865/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,550/m²
170
Apartments
€2,618/m²
462
€17.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.81 to €20.66/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.63/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−
Longjumeau’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,440 residents of Longjumeau died, against 1,472 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Its five care homes for older people (307 places) count their residents as Longjumeau’s; allowing for them, deaths were 22% below expected. Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Essonne town has 15 family doctors.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Longjumeau · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Longjumeau
0.3 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
Per resident, Longjumeau sees more crime than 66% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Longjumeau. The 2025 count: 533 offenses locally. Violence against people averaged 9.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 15.5.
9.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage191
Family violence88
Other physical violence83
Vehicle theft64
Burglary53
Sexual violence27
Theft from vehicles27
Fraud175
Theft without violence124
Drug use76
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.
9.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
533
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
83.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 18 collèges within 5 km, 4.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #28 of 94 in Essonne.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Longjumeau: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Longjumeau is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 2.5% of the total, below Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Jérémy Ménez: Ronan Caroff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Benjamin Mendy: Steindy 22:46, 13 June 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanguy Ndombele: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0 · Olivier Ntcham: Samsunspor, CC BY 4.0 · Bingourou Kamara: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Loïc Loval-Landré: MyName ( Luctor IV ), Public domain
Longjumeau’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 Longjumeau
Is Longjumeau safe?
It grades C for safety, #53 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 53 burglaries and 191 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Longjumeau good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #28 of 94 in Essonne. 95% of 288 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jacques Prévert 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 Longjumeau expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Longjumeau grades C− for cost of living.
About Longjumeau
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Longjumeau is a commune of 21,996 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.
