Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Morsang-sur-Orge ranks #84 of 91 in Essonne, with a D overall. It comes out better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A+) — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 Morsang-sur-Orge 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 Morsang-sur-Orge.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For walkability, Morsang-sur-Orge ranks above 97% of compared French towns
At the census, 30.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 12.2%. 3,000 jobs are based in Morsang-sur-Orge, for 9,300 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €27,520 a year per consumption unit.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport26%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
3,000
jobs based in Morsang-sur-Orge, 0.3 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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
Morsang-sur-Orge’s median home price is €3,295/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Morsang-sur-Orge sell for €2,549/m², houses for €3,556/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.35/m² a month, close to Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €16.16/m² a month.
€3,295/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morsang-sur-Orge€3,295/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,556/m²
384
Apartments
€2,549/m²
233
€17.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.70 to €20.47/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Morsang-sur-Orge, above Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
12% of residents are 15 to 24, near Essonne’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 14% of the population. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
38median age
Morsang-sur-OrgeEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
Schools
79.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 24 collèges within 5 km, 1.7 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 Morsang-sur-Orge, 89.9% passed the bac, close to Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #66 of 94 in Essonne.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Morsang-sur-Orge sees more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Morsang-sur-Orge were criminal damage than anything else (2025). 2025 saw 584 offenses recorded here. Graded property crimes ran at 20.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.5 (2023–2025 average).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage187
Burglary103
Vehicle theft84
Family violence74
Theft from vehicles58
Other physical violence43
Sexual violence35
Fraud122
Theft without violence90
Drug use55
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
584
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Morsang-sur-Orge records 83 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.
Women in Essonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,512 deaths in Morsang-sur-Orge from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,327, 12% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Morsang-sur-Orge can choose among 16 GPs.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Morsang-sur-Orge · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Juvisy Sur Orge
3.1 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Morsang-sur-Orge: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Abbaye (ancienne). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.8% of the total, below Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morsang-sur-Orge
Is Morsang-sur-Orge safe?
It grades C for safety, #71 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 103 burglaries and 187 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Morsang-sur-Orge good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #66 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 94% of 408 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Einstein 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 Morsang-sur-Orge expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Morsang-sur-Orge grades D for cost of living.
About Morsang-sur-Orge
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Morsang-sur-Orge is a commune of 21,667 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération. 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.
