Paray-Vieille-Poste’s grades pull in different directions. Buying in is costly (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is the sore point: an average of 7.8 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment. The overall grade comes out at C+, #49 of 91 in Essonne. That leaves it better than 40% of compared French towns.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Paray-Vieille-Poste 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 Paray-Vieille-Poste.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Getting about on foot is easier in Paray-Vieille-Poste than in 96% of compared French towns
At the census, 25.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €28,010 a year per consumption unit, lower than Essonne’s towns (€29,720) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport18%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
4,250
jobs based in Paray-Vieille-Poste, 1.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Paray-Vieille-Poste costs more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €3,939/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.96/m² a month, about level with Essonne’s towns (€17.41/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Paray-Vieille-Poste sell for €3,943/m² and apartments for €3,831/m². A house rents for an estimated €16.97/m² a month.
€3,939/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paray-Vieille-Poste€3,939/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,943/m²
139
Apartments
€3,831/m²
44
€17.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.18 to €21.24/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Paray-Vieille-Poste run lower than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
625 deaths in Paray-Vieille-Poste between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 818: 24% below. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Paray-Vieille-Poste come to 76 per 100 predicted. For a family doctor, residents of Paray-Vieille-Poste can choose among 10 GPs. Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Paray-Vieille-Poste · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 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
Paray-Vieille-Poste records more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 214 offenses in Paray-Vieille-Poste in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Paray-Vieille-Poste (4,250 to 3,350): it draws people in from around. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage82
Family violence33
Vehicle theft29
Theft from vehicles25
Burglary17
Other physical violence15
Sexual violence13
Theft without violence85
Fraud63
Drug use13
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
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
214
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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, 0.7% 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.
Schools
82.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 22 collèges within 5 km, 2.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Paray-Vieille-Poste is 92.0%, close to both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #40 of 94 in Essonne.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Essonne’s towns (16%) but below compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
42.7median age
Paray-Vieille-PosteEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paray-Vieille-Poste
Is Paray-Vieille-Poste safe?
It grades C for safety, #69 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paray-Vieille-Poste good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #40 of 94 in Essonne. 85% of 432 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marcel Pagnol in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paray-Vieille-Poste expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Paray-Vieille-Poste grades D− for cost of living.
About Paray-Vieille-Poste
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Paray-Vieille-Poste is a commune of 8,202 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
