Milly-la-Forêt grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #47 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 15 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,190/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment.
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 Milly-la-Forêt 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Milly-la-Forêt: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Milly-la-Forêt has 15 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments in the town is Chapelle Saint-Blaise et des Simples. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Milly-la-Forêt counts 7 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Milly-la-Forêt is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,490 a year per consumption unit
15.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.6%, below both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.4% of working residents in Milly-la-Forêt didn’t travel to work at all.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot7%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Milly-la-Forêt, 1.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Milly-la-Forêt is €15.71/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.
Behind the median of €3,190/m²: 165 houses and apartments sold in Milly-la-Forêt between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 79% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €13.44/m² a month.
€3,190/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Milly-la-Forêt€3,190/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,184/m²
131
Apartments
€3,203/m²
34
€15.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.82 to €19.26/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of people in Milly-la-Forêt are 65 or over, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. 38% of adults hold a degree, about level with Essonne’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Milly-la-Forêt in two is 50.
50median age
Milly-la-ForêtEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Milly-la-Forêt sees fewer deaths than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 571 residents of Milly-la-Forêt died, against 590 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (112 places) count their residents as Milly-la-Forêt’s; allowing for them, deaths were 20% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Milly-la-Forêt is Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau, 10.5 mi away. 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.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Milly-la-Forêt · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Sud Seine et Marne site Fontainebleau
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Milly-la-Forêt ranks above 60% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Violence against people averaged 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.8. 2025 saw 124 offenses recorded in Milly-la-Forêt. Jobs outnumber working residents in Milly-la-Forêt (2,350 to 1,900): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Other physical violence29
Family violence27
Sexual violence16
Theft from vehicles13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence35
Fraud20
Drug use6
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.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
124
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.9%
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 burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 6.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Chapelle Saint-Blaise et des Simples: Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Milly-la-Forêt (également sur commune de Oncy-sur-Ecole): Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moutier de Péronne (ancien): Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à tourelles dite maison Jean Cocteau: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Milly-la-Forêt
Is Milly-la-Forêt safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 91 in Essonne.
Are schools in Milly-la-Forêt good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Milly-la-Forêt expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,190/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €3,184/m² (131 sales), apartments €3,203/m² (34 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Milly-la-Forêt grades C− for cost of living.
About Milly-la-Forêt
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Milly-la-Forêt is a commune of 4,562 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.
