On health it is strong: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #9 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. Set against the rest, it does better than 69% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and C+ for schools.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Garches 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 Garches.
HousingCost of living D−
The middle sale price in Garches: €5,773/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Garches: €8,314/m² for houses, €5,438/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €23.84/m² a month, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 592 houses and apartments.
€5,773/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Garches€5,773/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€8,314/m²
111
Apartments
€5,438/m²
481
€23.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.59 to €29.00/m² a month)
14.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€23.73/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Garches is better off than Hauts-de-Seine’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €42,010 a year per consumption unit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 45.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Garches number 5,400, against 8,100 residents in work (0.7 per worker). The jobless rate is 9.1%.
46%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving42%
Public transport33%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter8%
Bicycle5%
5,400
jobs based in Garches, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,010
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Garches, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Garches can choose among 14 GPs. In Hauts-de-Seine, life expectancy at birth reaches 87.6 years for women and 83.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 1,521 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,970: 23% below.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Garches · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Raymond Poincare
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier des Quatre Villes
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 39 collèges within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #12 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine on results. The bac pass rate near Garches is 93.9%, close to both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the 21 general lycées, 97% of 5,248 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
63% of adults hold a degree, about level with Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (63%) and above compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
44.2median age
GarchesHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education63%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hauts-de-Seine 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hauts-de-Seine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Garches ranks below 53% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The police record for Garches lists 389 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 15.8. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage183
Burglary57
Family violence40
Other physical violence36
Vehicle theft32
Sexual violence24
Theft from vehicles17
Fraud149
Theft without violence130
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
389
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Garches
Is Garches safe?
It grades B− for safety, #9 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 57 burglaries and 183 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Garches good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #12 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. The lycée stands out: 100% of 355 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Salle Passy Buzenval 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 Garches expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Garches grades D− for cost of living.
About Garches
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Garches is a commune of 17,743 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.
