The picture is mixed. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C): an average of 8.5 recorded violent incidents and 18.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,954/m², so 70 m² costs 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Nancy. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #32 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. It comes out better than 49% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Malzéville 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 Malzéville.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
A walkable place: Malzéville beats 92% of compared French towns on foot
Per resident in work, Malzéville counts 0.5 jobs (1,800 jobs, 3,300 workers). At the census, 21.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 9.4%.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport9%
Bicycle6%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Malzéville, 0.5 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,330
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 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Malzéville sees more crime than 71% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Malzéville, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Malzéville show 219 offenses in 2025.
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage73
Other physical violence31
Burglary31
Theft from vehicles26
Family violence21
Sexual violence20
Vehicle theft17
Armed robbery0
Fraud54
Theft without violence30
Drug use11
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
219
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Malzéville: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Malzéville is Ancienne guinguette, dite La Cure d'Air Trianon. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, above both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Malzéville is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Malzéville sell for €2,362/m² and apartments for €1,825/m². The median price, €1,954/m², comes from 311 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.96/m² a month, higher than Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (€11.08/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,954/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Malzéville€1,954/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Meurthe-et-Moselle median€1,859/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,362/m²
126
Apartments
€1,825/m²
185
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.59 to €14.90/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Nancy
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Malzéville records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 91 in Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Malzéville has 3 family doctors. Life expectancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 717 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 744: 4% below.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Malzéville · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Nancy Hopital Central
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Nancy Maternite
84.7 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
88.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one. On school results, the town ranks #26 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Near Malzéville, 94.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (94.1%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Malzéville
Is Malzéville safe?
It grades C for safety, #44 of 56 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 73 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Malzéville good?
They grade B−, better than 55% of compared French towns and #26 of 53 in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The lycée stands out: 100% of 149 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame - Saint-Sigisbert 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 Malzéville expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,954/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Malzéville grades C+ for cost of living.
About Malzéville
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Malzéville is a commune of 7,820 people in the Métropole du Grand Nancy. 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.
