Rueil-Malmaison does the important things well, at a cost. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At B+ overall, Rueil-Malmaison ranks #12 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. On that grade it does better than 66% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns: bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 Rueil-Malmaison 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 Rueil-Malmaison.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Rueil-Malmaison sell for a median €5,891/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Rueil-Malmaison sell for €5,536/m², houses for €7,606/m². The estimated advertised rent is €24.52/m² a month, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 24% were houses.
€5,891/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rueil-Malmaison€5,891/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,606/m²
625
Apartments
€5,536/m²
2,007
€24.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.98 to €30.09/m² a month)
14.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€25.69/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
In Rueil-Malmaison, 51.0% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 64.2% in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €37,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€35,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Rueil-Malmaison has 43,350 jobs for 40,000 working residents, 1.1 per worker. The jobless rate is 8.7%.
51%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving41%
Public transport38%
On foot8%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter5%
43,350
jobs based in Rueil-Malmaison, 1.1 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,730
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 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Rueil-Malmaison’s ages would predict, 67 per 100 expected, under Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Hauts-de-Seine can expect 87.6 years and a boy 83.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Rueil-Malmaison can choose among 48 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Rueil-Malmaison is Hopital Foch, 1.7 mi away.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
48
GPs in Rueil-Malmaison · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Foch
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Foch
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 19% of Rueil-Malmaison, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
62% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (16%) but below compared French towns (22%). Ages in Rueil-Malmaison split evenly at 39.9: half are older, half younger.
39.9median age
Rueil-MalmaisonHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP11%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education62%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
History
Rueil-Malmaison has 9 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5 of the 9 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Rueil-Malmaison is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 2.9% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Rueil-Malmaison than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns or compared French towns: 90.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 79% of 760 candidates passed at the 10 vocational lycées within 5 km. The town’s schools place #17 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine on results. Near Rueil-Malmaison, 93.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, in line with Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Rueil-Malmaison ranks above 53% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.1 cases of violence against people and 15.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 1,622 offenses recorded in Rueil-Malmaison. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage575
Family violence294
Burglary256
Theft from vehicles137
Other physical violence132
Vehicle theft117
Sexual violence111
Theft without violence886
Fraud732
Drug use199
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.
6.1
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
1,622
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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, under 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Domaine de la Malmaison: Photo: Infernal Quack (Shif… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caserne des Gardes Suisses (ancienne) ou Caserne Guynemer: Photo: Parisette · Public domain · Château dit La Petite Malmaison: Photo: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean Dujardin: Georges Biard, CC BY 3.0 · Grégory Mallet: Cédric Frémi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hassan Amzile: Ilgar Jafarov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Paturel: Dontstepback, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catherine Barba Chiaramonti: re:publica from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Léon: Archives familiales, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rueil-Malmaison’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 Rueil-Malmaison
Is Rueil-Malmaison safe?
It grades B− for safety, #20 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 256 burglaries and 575 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rueil-Malmaison good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #17 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rueil-Malmaison expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rueil-Malmaison grades D− for cost of living.
About Rueil-Malmaison
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Rueil-Malmaison is a commune of 82,874 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.
