Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 62% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, Suresnes earns a B, which places it #13 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. That leaves it better than 64% of compared French towns. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 17.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Suresnes 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 Suresnes.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Suresnes cost more than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €6,862/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Suresnes sell for €8,278/m² and apartments for €6,700/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €26.74/m² a month, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €26.23/m² a month.
€6,862/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Suresnes€6,862/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€8,278/m²
175
Apartments
€6,700/m²
1,301
€26.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€21.51 to €33.22/m² a month)
17.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€26.23/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 Suresnes run higher than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns or compared French towns: a median €36,950 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Suresnes counts 1.1 jobs (27,200 jobs, 25,050 workers). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents locally at the census. 9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (8.9%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
62%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport47%
Driving30%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter5%
Bicycle5%
27,200
jobs based in Suresnes, 1.1 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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
Who lives here
A younger town: only 14% of people in Suresnes are 65 or over, fewer than in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. 12% of residents are 15 to 24, near Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by three in five adults.
37.5median age
SuresnesHauts-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 diploma12%
CAP or BEP11%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education60%
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
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than expected: Suresnes is below 89% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Hauts-de-Seine: 87.6 years for women, 83.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Adjusted mortality in Suresnes: 72 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,897 residents of Suresnes died, against 3,359 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
40
GPs in Suresnes · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Foch
0.1 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
Suresnes has more crime per resident than 60% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Suresnes was criminal damage (2025). 1,222 offenses were reported in Suresnes during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.4 cases of violence against people and 16.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage486
Family violence186
Burglary160
Other physical violence132
Vehicle theft97
Sexual violence84
Theft from vehicles77
Theft without violence541
Fraud421
Drug use89
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,222
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1996, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The protected list starts in the 20th century. Among the classé monuments in Suresnes is Ecole de plein air. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.3% of the total, below both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (5.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
91.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 58 collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Suresnes is 94.3%, about level with Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 1,204 candidates at 13 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #9 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
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Suresnes’ 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 Suresnes
Is Suresnes safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #22 of 33 in Hauts-de-Seine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 160 burglaries and 486 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Suresnes good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #9 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 95% of 361 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Langevin in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Suresnes expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Suresnes grades D− for cost of living.
About Suresnes
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Suresnes is a commune of 48,956 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.
