Strong in places, weak in others. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Verrières-le-Buisson earns a C+: better than two fifths of compared French towns, and #50 of 91 in Essonne. Health is where it shines: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Verrières-le-Buisson 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château · Inscrit · Photo: Cyrilb1881 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Verrières-le-Buisson’s story
Verrières-le-Buisson in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Verrières-le-Buisson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Auguste Louis Maurice Levêque de Vilmorin, born in 1849, is the one person born in Verrières-le-Buisson before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verrières-le-Buisson.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Verrières-le-Buisson is better off than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €41,260 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 29.7% of commuters at the census. 3,600 jobs are based in Verrières-le-Buisson, for 6,350 working residents (0.6 per worker). The jobless rate is 8.3%.
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
Public transport19%
Bicycle6%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
3,600
jobs based in Verrières-le-Buisson, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€41,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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−
Renting in Verrières-le-Buisson costs more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €19.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Verrières-le-Buisson: €5,128/m² for houses, €4,124/m² for apartments. The middle sale price: €4,680/m², above both Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Of the homes sold, 55% were houses.
€4,680/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Verrières-le-Buisson€4,680/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,128/m²
237
Apartments
€4,124/m²
193
€19.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.20 to €22.98/m² a month)
10.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€21.19/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
HealthHealth A
Verrières-le-Buisson loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 72 per 100 expected, below Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,746 deaths in Verrières-le-Buisson between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,001: 13% below. Average lifespans in Essonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 9 family doctors.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Verrières-le-Buisson · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Jacques Cartier
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Antony
86.4 · 82.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Essonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Verrières-le-Buisson runs higher than in 79% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Verrières-le-Buisson was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people ran at 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 23.8 (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 372 offenses here.
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage111
Burglary92
Theft from vehicles55
Vehicle theft38
Family violence30
Other physical violence27
Sexual violence19
Fraud119
Theft without violence71
Drug use7
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
372
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
86.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 28 collèges within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Verrières-le-Buisson, 93.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Essonne’s towns (91.1%). School results put the town #49 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
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Verrières-le-Buisson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Gisements préhistoriques. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Homes built before 1919 account for 3.5% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Verrières-le-Buisson is a graduates’ town: 61% hold a degree, more than in both Essonne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Essonne’s towns (20%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
47.2median age
Verrières-le-BuissonEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP11%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education61%
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%.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Verrières-le-Buisson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Auguste Louis Maurice Levêque de Vilmorin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Verrières-le-Buisson’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 Verrières-le-Buisson
Is Verrières-le-Buisson safe?
It grades C− for safety, #74 of 91 in Essonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 92 burglaries and 111 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Verrières-le-Buisson good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #49 of 94 in Essonne. The lycée stands out: 97% of 291 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fustel de Coulanges in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Verrières-le-Buisson expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verrières-le-Buisson grades D− for cost of living.
About Verrières-le-Buisson
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Verrières-le-Buisson is a commune of 15,057 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.
