Massy grades C+ overall: better than 36% of compared French towns, and #55 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 55% 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 Massy 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 Massy.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Massy works better than 99% of compared French towns
54.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Massy has 36,950 jobs for 25,450 working residents, 1.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,350 a year per consumption unit.
55%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport44%
Driving41%
On foot8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
36,950
jobs based in Massy, 1.5 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,350
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Massy than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €20.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Massy comes above both Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €4,152/m², comes from 1,510 sales of houses and apartments in Massy from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Massy sell for €4,620/m² and apartments for €4,067/m².
€4,152/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Massy€4,152/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,620/m²
178
Apartments
€4,067/m²
1,332
€20.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.46 to €24.49/m² a month)
9.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Communauté Paris-Saclay
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Massy’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.
After the care-home adjustment, Massy’s deaths ran at 77 per 100 expected, close to Essonne’s towns (79) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,816 residents of Massy died, against 3,234 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
40
GPs in Massy · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Jacques Cartier
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Antony
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
Massy has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,345 offenses in the graded categories in Massy 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, 0.1% of the index here.
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage491
Family violence187
Other physical violence169
Theft from vehicles156
Vehicle theft129
Sexual violence107
Burglary106
Theft without violence842
Fraud411
Drug use280
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,345
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2001
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Anthony Martial: Дмитрий Голубович, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yaya Sanogo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/109430286@N06/, CC BY 2.0 · Johan Martial: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gaylor Curier: BiggySmoov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Desgrolard: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0
Massy’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 Massy
Is Massy safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 106 burglaries and 491 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Massy good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #57 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 97% of 291 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fustel de Coulanges 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 Massy expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,152/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Massy grades D for cost of living.
About Massy
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Massy is a commune of 51,729 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.
