Strong in places, weak in others. With a C+ overall, Montlhéry is better than 35% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #56 of 91 in Essonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes are strong: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Montlhéry 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 Montlhéry.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 13% of people in Montlhéry are 65 or over, fewer than in Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
40% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Essonne’s towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
34.7median age
MontlhéryEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Montlhéry works better than nine in ten compared French towns
At the census, 22.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Essonne’s towns (25.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,220 a year. The jobless rate is 8.7%.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport17%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
4,050
jobs based in Montlhéry, 0.8 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,220
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 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Montlhéry’s median home price is €3,380/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Montlhéry, houses go for €3,558/m² and apartments for €3,306/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.41/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €15.50/m² a month.
€3,380/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montlhéry€3,380/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,558/m²
115
Apartments
€3,306/m²
148
€17.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.93 to €20.30/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.50/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
Schools
81.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 5.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Montlhéry, 89.9% passed the bac, about level with Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #42 of 94 in Essonne.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Scaled to its population, that is 5.1 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Montlhéry. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien château. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Montlhéry is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.8 cases of violence against people and 18.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Montlhéry’s tally for 2025: 235 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage78
Other physical violence40
Vehicle theft38
Family violence35
Burglary17
Theft from vehicles15
Sexual violence12
Fraud69
Theft without violence60
Drug use21
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.
7.8
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
235
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B−
Montlhéry records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 79 in Essonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Montlhéry has 5 family doctors. In Essonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 573 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 593, 4% more.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Montlhéry · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Longjumeau
3.6 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
Porte Baudry: Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel-Dieu: Photo: Marc Pernot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prison de la Prévôté (ancienne): Photo: Antonyms21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bornes à fleurs de lys n° 14 et 15: Photo: Marc Pernot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean-Paul Béchat: Jean-Michel Clajot, CC BY 4.0 · Denis Joly: Unattributed, Public domain · Jean Dunot: Jean_Dunot.pdf : Bento40 derivative work: Octave.H, CC BY-SA 3.0
Montlhéry’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 Montlhéry
Is Montlhéry safe?
It grades C for safety, #59 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 78 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montlhéry good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #42 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Sacré-Coeur in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montlhéry expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montlhéry grades D for cost of living.
About Montlhéry
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Montlhéry is a commune of 9,772 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.
