Some subjects shine; others lag. Sceaux ranks #15 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine, with a B overall. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly three fifths of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is a strength too: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 58% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Sceaux 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 Sceaux.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Sceaux cost more than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €6,205/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €24.86/m² a month, close to Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Sceaux, houses go for €8,167/m² and apartments for €5,885/m². Of the homes sold, 19% were houses.
€6,205/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sceaux€6,205/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€8,167/m²
125
Apartments
€5,885/m²
524
€24.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€20.89 to €29.59/m² a month)
15.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.81/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−
Incomes in Sceaux run higher than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €40,220 a year per consumption unit
Sceaux holds 5,650 jobs; 9,050 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Sceaux didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 8.6%, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
58%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport44%
Driving36%
Bicycle7%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,650
jobs based in Sceaux, 0.6 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,220
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A+
Sceaux loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 64 per 100 expected, below Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Hauts-de-Seine is 87.6 years for women and 83.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,756 deaths in Sceaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,369: 26% below. 18 GPs practise locally.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Sceaux · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Antony
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Antony
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
86.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 52 collèges within 5 km, 4.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #30 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. Near Sceaux, 92.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Sceaux has 11 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Sceaux has 5.3 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. 7 of the 11 are houses and mansions. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Sceaux: 15% are 15 to 24, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
71% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, between Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Sceaux: 41.9, the median.
41.9median age
SceauxHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP8%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education71%
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
Crime per resident in Sceaux is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Sceaux logged 351 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 16.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4 (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage133
Burglary74
Vehicle theft49
Family violence34
Other physical violence32
Theft from vehicles29
Fraud183
Theft without violence178
Drug use69
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
351
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.0%
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 sexual violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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Sceaux’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 Sceaux
Is Sceaux safe?
It grades B− for safety, #9 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 74 burglaries and 133 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sceaux good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #30 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 99% of 311 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Curie in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sceaux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sceaux grades D− for cost of living.
About Sceaux
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Sceaux is a commune of 20,884 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.
