Maisse has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% 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.
What makes Maisse stand out
The one thing Maisse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Maisse 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 Maisse.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
In Maisse, 17.2% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 25.8% in Essonne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Maisse has 550 jobs for 1,250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €27,950 a year per consumption unit, below Essonne’s towns (€29,720) but above compared French towns (€25,970).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport13%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Maisse, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Maisse sees 84 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 322 residents of Maisse died, against 289 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. Its care home for older people (85 places) counts its residents as Maisse’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Maisse · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Essonne Dourdan site Etampes
11.1 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
Old homes shape Maisse: 11% 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.
On this, Maisse is above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Maisse: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Maisse is Grotte ornée de gravures préhistoriques.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Maisse
Is Maisse safe?
Maisse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Maisse expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,665/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maisse grades C+ for cost of living.
About Maisse
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Maisse is a commune of 2,797 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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.
