Paris 15e, #1 on this list · Photo: Jean-François Gornet from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Paris · 2026

Best places to live in Paris

Paris 15e ranks first of 20 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Paris, and #1,064 of 3,798 French towns. None grades A− or better; scores run from 56.8 down to 34.8.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Paris 15e

229,713 people

B⁺

Score 56.8·#1,064 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Paris 6e

40,389 people

Score 53.3·#1,406 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Paris 7e

48,015 people

Score 53.1·#1,434 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

All 20 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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20 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Paris 15e229,713 people56.8top 28.0%B⁺#1,064 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

2Paris 6e40,389 people53.3top 37.0%B#1,406 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

3Paris 7e48,015 people53.1top 37.7%B#1,434 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

4Paris 5e55,252 people52.9top 38.1%B#1,449 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

5Paris 16e159,386 people52.1top 40.7%B#1,547 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

6Paris 14e136,455 people51.8top 41.7%B#1,586 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

7Paris 11e138,170 people51.2top 43.3%B#1,644 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

8Paris 3e32,179 people50.3top 46.0%B⁻#1,746 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

9Paris 17e159,212 people49.5top 48.0%B⁻#1,822 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

10Paris 4e27,332 people49.0top 49.6%B⁻#1,883 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

11Paris 9e57,271 people48.9bottom 49.9%B⁻#1,902 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

12Paris 2e19,847 people48.8bottom 49.8%B⁻#1,908 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

13Paris 8e35,317 people48.7bottom 49.4%B⁻#1,921 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

14Paris 12e138,024 people47.9bottom 47.5%B⁻#1,996 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

15Paris 13e181,271 people45.9bottom 41.9%C⁺#2,206 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

16Paris 1er15,114 people43.7bottom 36.1%C⁺#2,428 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

17Paris 10e83,873 people43.4bottom 35.6%C⁺#2,447 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

18Paris 20e185,140 people43.4bottom 35.5%C⁺#2,450 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

19Paris 18e183,127 people38.0bottom 21.8%C⁻#2,970 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living D⁻

20Paris 19e178,691 people34.8bottom 15.1%C⁻#3,225 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁻·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Paris?

Paris 15e ranks first of 20 graded towns of 2,500 or more: walkability (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (D−) is its lowest. Paris 6e and Paris 7e follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Paris, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Paris page.

Photos: Paris 15e, Jean-François Gornet from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Paris 6e, Mbzt (CC BY 3.0) · Paris 7e, King of Hearts (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.