Montgeron grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #70 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 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 51% 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 Montgeron 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 Montgeron.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
For walkability, Montgeron ranks above 97% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €28,860 a year per consumption unit, near Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Montgeron counts 0.6 jobs (5,800 jobs, 10,300 workers). No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents locally at the census.
51%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving44%
Public transport44%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
5,800
jobs based in Montgeron, 0.6 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,860
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
HousingCost of living D
A home in Montgeron sells for €3,686/m², more than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Montgeron, houses go for €3,750/m² and apartments for €3,597/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.76/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 658 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,686/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montgeron€3,686/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,750/m²
362
Apartments
€3,597/m²
296
€17.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.97 to €21.09/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Montgeron sees more crime than 66% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Montgeron was criminal damage (2025). All told, Montgeron had 523 recorded offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.3 (2023–2025 average).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage188
Family violence83
Burglary64
Other physical violence60
Vehicle theft51
Theft from vehicles40
Sexual violence37
Theft without violence224
Fraud178
Drug use71
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
523
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Montgeron hold a degree than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 42%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, between Essonne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Montgeron has a median age of 41.4.
41.4median age
MontgeronEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%
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
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Montgeron 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.
2,160 deaths in Montgeron between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,272: 5% below. Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Montgeron can choose among 17 GPs.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Montgeron · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Montgeron has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.3% of the total, above Essonne’s towns (3.7%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montgeron
Is Montgeron safe?
It grades C for safety, #53 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 64 burglaries and 188 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montgeron good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #64 of 94 in Essonne. 88% of 885 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rosa Parks in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montgeron expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montgeron grades D for cost of living.
About Montgeron
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Montgeron is a commune of 24,022 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine. 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
Population
24,022 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
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.
