A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Saintry-sur-Seine’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than just over two fifths of compared French towns, #44 of 91 in Essonne. Schools lag: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3.1 points below the expected rate. Safety is where it shines (A−): an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Saintry-sur-Seine 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 Saintry-sur-Seine.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Saintry-sur-Seine sell for a median €3,066/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.01/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 €15.16/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 191 homes in Saintry-sur-Seine.
€3,066/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saintry-sur-Seine€3,066/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,071/m²
153
Apartments
€3,040/m²
38
€17.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.98 to €19.32/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saintry-sur-Seine is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,010 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.4% of commuters at the census. 500 jobs are based in Saintry-sur-Seine, for 2,600 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Saintry-sur-Seine didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport12%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Saintry-sur-Seine, 0.2 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,010
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 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saintry-sur-Seine sits below 78% of compared French towns
All told, Saintry-sur-Seine had 91 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Family violence28
Vehicle theft19
Burglary14
Fraud39
Theft without violence10
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
91
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saintry-sur-Seine than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 78.4%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 319 candidates at 3 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away. Results rank its schools #34 of 94 in Essonne.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saintry-sur-Seine are under 15, more than in Essonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Essonne’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 36% have a degree.
41.2median age
Saintry-sur-SeineEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Saintry-sur-Seine records 86 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.
Life expectancy in Essonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 499 deaths in Saintry-sur-Seine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 490: 2% above. This Essonne town has one family doctor.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saintry-sur-Seine · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien Ch Louise Michel
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nouveau Sud Francilien
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saintry-sur-Seine
Is Saintry-sur-Seine safe?
It grades A− for safety, #4 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saintry-sur-Seine good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #34 of 94 in Essonne. 98% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Léon in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saintry-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,071/m² (153 sales), apartments €3,040/m² (38 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saintry-sur-Seine grades D for cost of living.
About Saintry-sur-Seine
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Saintry-sur-Seine is a commune of 5,882 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart. 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
5,882 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine Essonne Sénart
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.